The Arvada enterprise., 1921-10-13
A BRIEF OUTLINE ON
cULLlNC OF POULTRY

Culling should be done on every
farm where poultry is raised for pro.
fit or for home use. and every farm
er's wife and children should Learn
how to Gull poultry. The work is
very interesting when you get to un-
derstand how it is done.
Look the chickens over about
every two weeks and pick out the
cutters as fast as they develop,
fatten and send to market or give n
chicken dinner.
The hen that molts early usual"
molts all summer. The best time
for hens to mott is from the first o.
September and six to eight week
after. The ones that mott later mott
fast and are ready for business
again. When hens ERE moulting they
should be fed very good and have
feed in hoppers in front of them all
the time also feed ground bone and
meat scraps. Sunflower seed is very
good for moulting hens. Some
farmers say, 81 don't feed my hens
now, they are not laying and !
would be wasting the feed"
But, stop and think how much
vitality it takes from u, hen by the
time she gets new coat of feath'
ers and gets herself in shape again
It may take all winter before she
lays another egg. Put give her the
right kind Of feed and in n few
weeks she will be filling the mark
ct basket with eggs.
Before starting to pick out good
laying hen or cotkerel for breed
ing you must know how to hold n
fowl. The way to hold fowl is by
taking the flight feathers of thu
wing with the thumb and forefinger
With the same fingers take hold Of
the thigh, and with the remaining
fingers hook under the keel bone.
This should be done with the right
hand. The way to pick out a good
laying hen Ia to observe her bright
eyes, those that are not sunken In
the head. She should have nc
wrinkles and her comb and waffle
should be OF bright red color. The
hens with wide head are consider
ed settlers. Then test her for cgg
capacity. The pelvic bones should
be thin at the ends and point straight
to the rear. The abdomen should be
soft and pliable, and the distance
between the keel and pelvic bones
should be from four to five fingers
distance to make her high pro.
ducinR hen. This type Of hen will
lay five to six eggs a week and some
months laying will make her two
hundred forty eggs year.
The very good laying hens will lay
as high az two hundred sixty five
and two hundred seventy eggs u
year. There are very few farmers
who raise these kind of hens. Most
all farmers raise the average o,
scrub hens and they of course lose
money. The average hen just about
pays for her keep. She will not la,
more than one hundred five eggs .
year. She il more Of meat typ
hen. Her pelvic bones are thick ant
curved at the ends and not NOR,
than two fingers apart and the dis
tnnce between the keel and the pei
vic bones il not more than two OIL
three fingers apart. So she won
make much profit. While the slack
ors or scrub hen won't even pa.
for her keep and will cut the profit
Of the good hens.
The pelvic bones are hooked N
the ends and thick. There is yer!
little space between the pelvic AM
keel bones. The scrub hen vii
lay only n short time and while TIN
eggs are chcnp. II costs $3.50
year To feed hen 80 you are all los
ing money by raising or keeping tn
scrub hens. II IN best u fattcn then
and send them 10 market and keel
the profitable hens. That's on
goal; that's what We want In tn
chicken business in Colorado. Moth
ing but the profitable hens.
The Tip Top Poultry Club sen
/. two members TO demonstrate tn
, culling Of poultry at the Lonsmon
l., l. L;