Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-09-04

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MANY farm flocks harbor individuals
with the outward appearances of hav.
ing been horn In iiae. They nre too
old 10 DC profitable. An old hen has
rough shanks and long spurs. As n
rule. when the average Texas hen
masses the three wear mark. she has
~""scd 60 he profitable.
Gull out early molting individuals. be.
cause they are poor layers. A poor
laycr molts carly. because she has moth.
ing else 10 do. The hen that molts IN
! July and August should DO culed out.
She gave mp too soon. A hen mo!ts
after she has almost entirely lali the
number OF eggs she ls going TO lay IN
that year. Good layers Frequently Law
while they are shedding their plumagc.
Few hens can Law while growing their
! new coat Of feathers. The good layers
melt late and quickly. Some ~ the
high record hens show no indication ~
melting until November and December.
Sell the individual that has an entirely
new and clean coat Of feathers IN
] August and early September.
Among yellcw.sharkcd varieties such
~ the l.ni,hwrs Rocks. Reds. Wyan.
do,tcs. etc. those individuals with
bright yellow -eolored shanks. toes. toe.
nails. skin and hcak. nj the end OF the
laying season--that is. In Sept er,ter
and oc,cbcr--arc very. very poor lay.
crs. The reason those parts ~ the
nd, are full Of the yellow pigment. Is
because they have not laid sufficiently
10 pcrcepiIbly reduce the supply of pug.
mcnt fiat and yellow color) In these
rnr,s OF the fowl. A laying hen taiies
this :'gment and fat out Of her shenks.
tres. ioenails skin. eve ring and b,lk
and uscs II In the coloring 81 the yolk
yellow 81 the egg. For this reason.
the gpoi layers among the previously
mentioned breeds. may he noticed ahcu.
the ward AZ the end 81 the LAYING sea.
sen /. September. October and Novc-n.
ttr. with very faded and pale shcr,;s.
toes. tocnaiis. eye rings. skin ana bcak.
until some ti'ac after they have com.
rlcted the mott.
In connection with this. u might also
ne well to state here that the majority
81 Texas farm poultry fiocss. even
though not standardized. have a pre-.
dominance Of blood lines with yellow
shanks. skin and bcak. 80 that the
above Indications apply In most scrub
flccks.
The poor layers stop laying In July.
The good layers lay steadily during
July. August and even a par, 81 Sep.
TENDER The hen that lays In october
is an exceptionally GOOD layer.
II Is n mistake 10 conclude that the
carly moitcrs are the winters layers.
II does not work out that way In prac.
-ticc.
The comb Of poor layer Is small In
size. pale In color. cool TO the sense Of
touch. hard and coarse aud covered
with whitish scales.
Tn the poor layer the lay homes r.cl.
vie bunesl will he found thick ris,d.
cosrsc and close together. The de.
,,ncc hciwccn the end Of tho kcc. lone
md Inv i.or.s viii bc short. and the
abdomen II hard small. contracted and
tho skin dry
In the good layer the lay homes 'pcl.
vie honrs are widest apart three ar
four fingers vcry thin and flexible.
The same applies 10 the dis,ancc bc.
tween u" end ~ the iay homes and the
keel Zones. sometimes called capacity
The Abdomen Is expanded. large. soft
and nliablc. 49,
The poor LAYER. has small and
wrlnkled ear.loi,cs: pale aud fun face
shrunken e,es. long h.ak. the eye ring
ls yellow In color. and the wattles are
sD,,ll and pale.
Tho good iayrr has larre sof, and full
ear.lobes: hright red. hut mther thin
face: bright. clear. large and fronincn,
eyes: the eye ring II pale: the wa,tles
are round full and bright roi nj color
At tho end ~ the laying SEASON the
poor layer II "a, and b,ocky IN an
pcarance. while tho good LAYER ~ ilrh,
I'm weigh, and thin.
The good iaycr comes OF the roos,s
carly In the morning. goes hack on late
IN the evening and rosrns tho far,hcrcs,
away from the roasting quarters IN