El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-13
Provide Plenty of Housing Space Pus Pracns cuns
Young Fowl Are stunted in Restricted Quarters Which
Also Tend to Develop Diseases August a Good
Time to Remedy Tenement House, Conditions

DIDDY boudoir must be spacious.
u oommodious and amply roomy.
so that the pullets win not be
crowded together and packed IN as
tightly as spectators at World
Series bail game. It Is essential to
provide plenty OF house space-and
particularly floor and roost space for
All the young birds In the flock. as
nothing is more permanently in
furious and detrimental to the rapid
and economical development OF the
birds than congested quarters. The
growth Of young fowl Is stunted
and prevented where the birds are
packed together in close confinement.
A safe rule is to allow at least three
or four square feet OF floor space IN
the poultry house for each mature
august and September are partic-
uiarly propitious periods for
euliing the young stock and remedy
ing the tenement house" conditions
which obtain among many American
Iloeks- The young stock should be
carefully examined. handled and
Judged to ascertain whether or not
they possess the makings Of profit
anle producers All the weaker
chickens and those that are NOT
thrifty and doing we'll, as well as
youngsters which are not featherIng
sufficiently fast and showing the
proper amount Of growth should be
Sllled from the flock From August
Is 10 September also Is a desirable
time to separate the cockerels from
the pullets limiting each sex to snec-
ial coopss houses and runs. so that
they can mingle
Trouble From Croyvdine.
me overcrowding OF young stock At
night IN congested lodgings is the
cause OF much serious trouble in that
the birds which are packed closely
together become overheated and per-
splre freely so that when they 20 out
tney are extremely subject to catch
ing cold. This indisposition favors
the development Of roup and similar
troubles which, once they are estab-
lished in the flock are difficult 10
eradicate without dispensing tho
Every poultryman should take
census OF his young stock and at the
same time should Investigate his
housing accomm odations during the
late summer in order that the bullets
ne retains in the flock as future Dro-
a9eers may have plenty OF room in
".-lcn 70 develop properly and a sur
plus OF space for their comfort at
hlgnt The gauge for the determine
auontion Of whether the pullet flock
should be culled is the condition ana
france OF the birds at night. u
ne Ilock is uniformly spread out
over the floor so that all the fowls
are comfortable there is no need Tor
close culling unless some OF the
T1ras give external evidence Of moor
production and Improbable fvpe.
tenen tney should be eliminated from
the floek- If, on the other hand. the
FOWL are crowded closely together
n the house, punched and jammed
IN the corners, OF obliged to stand
most OF the time, the least prepos-
sessing fowl should be culled fmme-
dlately from the rest OF the flock. ]
me warm days IN late summer are
severe enough on the pullets where
Sney are maintained under the most
"a folanle conditions, but where the
II effects Of extreme heat are COM !
olned with the disastrous results
winch occur from lack OF sufficient I
housing space. It bordefs on the
miraculous II the young fowl develop !
INTO anything but improbable mis- /
Poor Male Birds.
subsequent to the separation OF the I!
coekerels from the puliets. the male
birds should also be culled. only the
largest. choicest most vigorous and /
pest type blrQS being retained for 1
breeding purposes, while their less
promising mates should be marketed I
INN ediately II they are in a fairly
rat condition Under average condi- i
tons it does not pay to fit and 4
condition the surplus cockerels forl
the poultry market. as the best plan
IS to feed the young stock at all times
a bountiful ration Of growing and
fatteniug feeds so that whenever
cuihng is practiced the undesirable
fowl viii be in a fairly good condition
tor early consumption on the family
table Furthermore, feeding the
young stock in this manner means
That the pullets are fit and prime for
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