The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
EARLY BROILERS ARE
PROFIT MAKING BIRDS
Warmth and Good Feeding Are
Important Factors in
Raising Them.
AVOID OvERCROWDING

T. costs twice az much TO get out very
early hroilers as h docs late ones. for
the reason that the fertility OF the eggs
is of n much lower percentage IN Decem-
her and January than II * Tor the follow
ing four months. Besides eggs at that
season of the year are worth I'm market
probably more than they would yield II
held for Matching broilors
To have "a brailer ready for market In
January 1t should have been hatched the
previous October. February hro.lers must
come ont In November and March broIlers
in December
The April broiler brings n better price
| than does the February or March bird.
There are very f,w hroi,crs In market
before February. The market weight Of
! the April hroilcr Is one and "A hllf pounds.
~ high a. 30 cents per pound has been
realized for broil.rs In April.
At that price there is a very good profit.
Some years ago A pound and a half hrOiicr
/ could be produced at - cents. but with
the increased cost OF feed IL Is doubtful II
Il can bee done row for Loss than 20 cents.
The main secrets OF success are warmth
and proper feeding Tn, heat should be OF
n temperature to make th" room and
broodcr comfortable. hut rot hot. 49, be-
ginnets are so apt TO think. Regulation
Of temperature has really more to do with /
/ success than has feeding. In other words
In the vrry early part ~ the life OF mo
hroilcr heat is OF two-thirds value and
feed one-third
/ During dry. cold weather. II the brooder
tAfnperaturs IS right. there will be less
/ lies az chicks than when the weather Is
I somewhat mild. This fact has been -
raissrs rcarl,,a th.Ir lopsas according 10
Ft @ inn Of Iva
o,arrr,Odinp in III. bionders IA the
. cans. or considerable loss II is ny firm
. b,li.f that the only successful plln Is to
raya not moro Than any chicks in a
hrnod.r .at ono ,inr While I know that
/ chicks In.eri.d FOR stock birds do w,u
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! 60, e. ,,.bi..h ,bo lr,,d,r A. ,I,,ed az
/ ,hn,t a. d.orocs
7 ~, comes oyorcls.--ord tbis is very
,,,ort,rt ,rb no., ~ t,, ir,o,l., nor,
snn,,td 81, i,,t.,oa ,.i,b en-, Go. IN, i,v
and fine seeds or cracked grains sent
tered among II sn mar tho Iit,Ie one.
Lii scratcb Tbis cverlis, u.,r,,s ,,r Inc
. hIooI ana sbarnens tho annette
or late years the sntlnb-broiler has he
come a fld I'm the market These are
cbicks matched durtpr IN. winter rnonfhs
/ and which find the host market I'm Ian
nary nnd February. They must NOT ex-
coed thres-nuarters OF , mound i'm weight
They are grown in about eight or ten
weeks ON some farms this branch is
! carried on uuitc oxtansiyelv The do
/ n,and for souab -brouers has bceu nqde
on account Of the stringent game laws.
preventing the sale Of game birds out OF
! season The sourb-hroil.r and tr, s,iutb-
pigeon seem to Ice IN strong connection
! ON this score
| The foundation of success in brUilers
must be laid to the breeding stock. The
eggs should not ou,y ho well fortified.
but the stock birds should be strong and
vigorous in order that tho orfsprlng may
have that rugged condition so necessary
for a 1uick and healthy growth IIarl,-
ness ls a prime factor and a good start
with strong stock is half the battle won
Under no circumstance should eggs I've
used that were laid by Inbred stock or
hens subject TO ailments or having de-
flrmitics The parents should be IN the
hest OF health, not overfat. and the sexes
not related to each other. This lis one
reason why crossbreds we're rosorted 10
some years ago but there is no need
Of that now since our fauciers have bred