The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11
EGG RECORDS DEPEND
ON CAREFUL BREEDING
Pcdigrecs an Important Factor
in Obtaining Line Of
Heavy Layers.
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The trap nest has done y great deal In
helping to bring about wonderful results
but careful lirc breeding and knowing the
pedigree of your birds will eventually do
more TO establish these great egg records
than any one thing. the same as has been
done with great milk md butter produc-
ing cows. No wonderful butter or milk
records ever were made from any COW
that did no, have a lot Of similar blood
for gen,rItiuns back behind her
The same can be said of poultry ms re-
CARDS eggs. and Il is the only correct
and certain method by which we can base
our figures. II is Of just as much i'm
portance after n pull't mas been property
raised that she has Just the right kind OF
food while growing TO maturity and the
right amount of exercise. This will in
sure "a heavy egg yield after she is ma
tured
a great many people lay stress ON trap
nests for every bird and set during the
season as many eggs rs possible from the
hens that lay the largest number. \ hen
to produce u large number Of eggs In one
season has her constitution weakened to
such AN extent that she cannot mpart the
same strength and vigor to her ufrsprngs
as the hen that only lays twenty-five TO
fifty ,ges and this Is where one Of the
great secrets Of poultry raising comes in.
After a man hnds that he has "A hen
that IL capable OF producing an unusually
heavy yield h" should hy all means. the
following Oh" or two years. keep this hen
- such condition ns to only produce a
reasonable number 81 elgs So that she
Is mated back to her son that would only
bo half her blood, and secure only IA few
eggs from her that season. rather than "a
large nunh'', and lc' her impart just AZ
much strength possible TO these few.
This would make good foundation and
there would soon be "A bunch Of chickens
that would be capable OF producing even
greater number OF eggs than the parent
bird, provided they were properly raised.
To build up family of layers viii
take years Of hard work. careful study
and carefully kept records. The birds
must bc toe punched and records made
Of them the same AZ pedigreed cattle and
hogs and one must secure from 62is
to SGT! per cent. or always maintain this
fun per cent Of the original blood Is
this is done like will produce Ike. and in
no other way can II he done, II Ia just
as important or more SO. to know Just
how the male bird is bred.
Many trap nest men say that they dc
not want Ia raise chickens from IA her
, that laid goo To 25o eggs "A year. as this
chicks would be weak and would be ne
good. but that Is Just where they are
wrong. In selecting great layers II person
can do this hy making personal examina.
lions of both the male and the females
The lay bones or pelvic homes should bc
| very wide apart. fully wide enough To get
three fingers between them and very thir
on the end ami no. inclined 10 accumulate
fat or griste on the end of these bones
\ hen that is 81 constructed viii always
be n wonderful layer and will impart the
same quality To her offspring
The same should apply TO the male
bird. and by making personal examina'
tlons once week any man can tell almost
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