The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-03-30
REAL SUCCESS
WITH POULTRY
POSSIBLE HERE
Southern Idaho, With Dry, Mild
Climate, Offers Unusually
Favorable Conditions For
Bird Fanciers.


is good breeding stock Good breed
ing means thrifty stock, and pure
bred it possible. Thrift or vitality is
the essence of success in paultry
breeding. Weak stock produces weak
chicks. Weak chicks develop slowl,
and are not likely to be profitable.
Weak chicks should be killed while
small They usually die anyway. so
It is better to kill them before they
have an opportunity to contract some
disease and endanger the entire flock
All chicks should be hatched BY
the first Of May; March and early
April chicks arc best Early Matched
pullets start laying in early fall and
lay all winter. The profit from poul-
try is derived from egg production
and the ability of hen to Law de-
Ponds largely upon the start she has
as q chick.
Select Eggs for Setting.
Set select eggs. Large eggs pro
duce large chicks; small eggs pro
duce small chicks. Large hens lay
large eggs, and the size and weight
OF eggs is very important from a
market standpoint. Uniformly large,
regular shaped eggs produce the best
chicks.
Hens make the best breeders in the
second and third laying seasons; BY
this time they produce large eggs,
and the breeder has had the ad-
vantage of observing their individual
possibilities in the pullet year.
Early cockercls may be used with
good results and when well developed
the best possible results can be ex-
pected. II, for any reason, it becomes
necessary to use pullets for breeders,
they should be Matched early, fully
matured and mated with old cocks,
never with cockerels.
Select clean eggs, If eggs are laid
IN filthy nests or kept under I'M
favorable conditions, the percentage
OF purity is reduced Many eggs
have been so exposed that they have
no chance to produce anything; many
produce weak unlvablc chicks. Eggs
intended for Matching should be
gathered often and kept in clean
cool place, A pantry is not suitable.
The, embryo chick starts development
at temperature of from 20 to so
degrees Fahrenheit, This tempera.
ture is not sufficient for incubation,
so the germ dies. and the chance to
produce chick is gone.
Use Fresh Eggs.
Eggs should be placed in incuba-
ton by the time they are ten DAYS old.
Eggs may hatch that are older and
results may be good, but the fresher
eggs are better. Turn the eggs care
tplly each day while saving for hatch
ing.
Some causes of infertility are: I'm
mature of extremely aged breeders,
the former the more common cause,
saving eggs for Matching too soon
after mating: breeding stock low in
vitality; over fat breeders; INSULT.
cient animal protein; lack OF green
feed; insufficient exercise; excess of
females to males; unsuitable environ
ment
Broody hens should be removed
from the general flock when brood
ing. They should be tried out for
few days on china eggs, Rroody hens
should be set down near the ground.
BETTER still is to hollow out a neat
shaped hole in the ground and line
II with clean straw, There are two
reasons why it is best for hens to set
on the ground. In the early season
there is danger of chilling the chick
emhSyo, and later there is danger of
evaporation Moisture is necessary to |
successful incubation. In dry atmos-
pheres, pour about a quart of luke
warm water around the nest each
day-not in the nest, but around the
edge of it. The same method will
apply to wooden nests with good re
suits
Don't Disturb Biddy
Broody hens should not be dis
turbed. Children and dogs annoy
them and they become fretful They
get the habit of going on and off the
nest at frequent intervals, breaking
he eggs and, in many cases. leaving
he nest entirely. The temptation to
observe results often has a very seri-
Jus effect. Do not disturb her and |;
he will take care of her job
A hen is very faithful-so much so
hat il is quite common for hens to