The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-12

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it fosters the earlier maturity and egg
production Of the pullets; it induces
stream of eggs at the season when
eggs are highest in price; 1t YES the
chicks chance to dcv Iop into
strong, healthy birds before hot
weather sets in; it provides a supply
of wage earning pulets to replace the
old hens in the flock as soon as the
latter birds begin to develop star
boardcr characteristics; it produces
chicks which are robust and rugged
and betted able to withstand the at
tacks of lice and disease; it means
early cockercls for market when the
supply is scant and the price CORE
spondingly attractive.
Hens take three months vacation
every fall during the molting season
while they don new plumage. When
the hens are idle, the stream of eggs
ceases unless early hatchcd pullets
are ready to substitute for the older
towf as producers. AS fall and
winter eggs are always in demand at
profitable prices, early Matching re-
turns rapid dividends where the
pullets are gearcd up for active SER
vice when the hens begin their rest.
Less Disease Amonf Robust Pullets.
Where lice attack the flock, the
smaller, weaker chickens are firts to
succumb. Lice are worse during warm
than cold weather and hence the early
hatched chicks are less eposed to
such pests while still very young.
Furthermore, immature pullets are
subject to colds during the fall and
are likely to spread colds throughout
the entire flock. TO remedy this diff
ficulty, hatch early and have the
pullets reasonably well matured when
they are placed in winter quarters.
AS more cockerels are produced
than are needed for breeding purposes
it is imperative that the surplus stock
be- rapidly matured and sold as broil-
ers and springers at early ages. The
demand for such chickens is best
early in the season when the price is
at it's peak and on this account, the
young males should be hatched early,
forced and fattened for these special
markets.
Hot Weather Hard on Chickens.
Severely hot weather is hard on
little chicks. Constant care and at
tention are essential to carry the
young birds through the first six
weeks without loss, particularly if the
weather is hot and oppressive during
this period. 1t is highly important
that the chicks have passed the dan
ger point before summer is on full
force. This necessitates that the
chicks be early rather than late
hatchcd.
Unless pullets are hatched early,
matured and well settled in their win
ter quarters before cold weather sets
in, it is difficult to get them to lay.
Generally it takes from 6M to 8 !
months for pullets of the general pur-
pose breeds including the Plymouth |
Rock, Rhode Island Red, Wyardotte
and Orpington varieties to mature and |
start laying. Hatched early in the
season they will have ample time to
Early Matching one season will |
make it easier to hatch early the fol-
lowing year. Early hatched pullets
begin to lay in the fall and winter and !
by the time early spring comes will
usually have produced considerable |
number of eggs and many of them will
show desire to sit. If, on the other
hand, the pullets are hatchcd late,
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