The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01

Hens that devote too much attention
early In the season to the fall styles In
feathers are not the kind that please
the flock owner. 1t costs too much to
support them and they demand too
long vacation period. But the hen
that wears her old clothes until
autumn has almost passed is the best
Of the flock, for she has kept on lay
ing since the previous fall or winter
So now when you see bird that looks
shabbieT than the others, do not con-
clude that she is of the no-accOunt
kind and that her smartly dressed
sisters are the ones to keep.
Take Short Vacation.
OF course some of the hens that
molted earlier, say in August and Sep
tember, are profitable enough to keep,
but the cream Of the flock is made up
Of hens that do not change their
feathers until October or November
Their molting will require only few
weeks and they will probably be laying
again BY the LIST Of January. The
poor ones, the early.mnlting l0afers,
will not begin until about this time.
even though they have been resting
since the middle Of the summer. 1t
takes one about two months and the
other twice that long to get back into
production.
The poultry keeper who has an eye
for business will not neglect this worn
looking late layer, for she II the best
profit maker he has. She needs q
highly nutritious ration II she ia to be
In the best condition to start on
another year Of high production. When
she quits laying and starts to mott she
has ~ much need for q ration strong
In protein % she has when she 10
shellinH out the eggs. as feathers are
highly nitrogenous In their makeup.
They use the materials supplied by
beef scrap. gluten feed. and oil meal.
The oil meal b very effective In keep
ing the feathers 10 healthy condition.
Hens that lay eggs late In the fall
and In the winter are really producing
an out-of-season crop, for It 10 normal
for the hen to lay for time In the
spring and early summer and rest for
the remainder Of the year. Profitable
hens are really those that have the
capacity to force their exE-making
machinery, but they must have the
right sort of feed with which to do It.
That means feeding well-balanced "a
tons designed for the particular class.
and sometimes for the particular
breed. A balaneed ration II comblna.
tioa ef feeds which furnish Just the
necessary amount Of nutrients to pro-
tlnce the highest aud most economical
eGg yields. The amount Of feed needed
to pr0duce a dozen eggs varies with
the kind Of birds. According to q.
periments conducted by the United
States Department Of Agriculture
general.purpoee pullets produced
dozen eggs from 81 pounds Of feed,
and l.eghOrn pullets laid the same
number from - pounds.
Simple mixtures are usually the
most desirable. A. the fall advances
and the days grow shorter the birds
should be encouraged to put away as
much feed a. possible during the day
40 that their bodies will huve plenty
to work on for all Of the - hours.
4 good handful Of scratch grim for
each bird At night will fill the crop. It
Ia not desirable that the hens be made
to work very hari for this feed. BE
sure that the hens 60 to rO0@t with u
full crop.
In making W rations II Is necessary
TO adhere to standards within certain
limits. but some feeds may be sub
stituted for others. AZ harley. wheat,
and oats for corn. However. meat
scrap and other animal-protein feeds
can not he replaced by high.vegetable.
protein feeds. All changes should he
made gradually. a. sudden changes
may decrease egg production.
A great many pouitrymen ard live
stock feeders now believe that II the
animal las a free choice Il vii! select
the ration that Ia most suitable. At
the government farm at Beltsviile. Nd,
the following mash was made up by
keeping account Of the amounts Of
the different feeds 4 laying flock con.
sumed:
Samples sf Balanced Natiens.
Mash. Scratch Mixture.
10 The. corn meal ID. cracked corn
sit lbs. meat scrap H. wheat
I h. bran ID. oats
ID. middlinss
Here In 4 simple ration that has
given very soot results with Leghorns,
hut that has proved too fattenIng for
Rocks and Wyandottes. Meat scrap.
II will BE- seen. makes up over q rer
cent Of the mash.
Mash. Scratch Miatura
. ibs corn meal ibs. cracked corn
ID. meat scrap I ID. oats
For birds that are made too fat by
ths preceding ration. the following.
containing oaly 10 per cent of meat
scrap but having considerable pro.