The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-02
Care of Noting Birds and
The Value of the Early Molter
BY MRS. j. C. GENTRY

viii make the hens thirsty and drink
much water
When considering the subject Of the
moult 1 thought " would be interest
ing 20 know what breeders me ex-
pertinent stations near US do. so l
asked some OF them. our own agri-
cultural college at State college said.
The moulting OF hens is a natural
procu and can hardly be prevented.
Il 10 considered. however. that hens
will lay u great deal longer in the
fall II they have "A rich mash. not too
much grain. plenty " exercise, green
food, and are Kept In "a healthy CON
dition. This Wal! postpone the begin
ming OF the moult and also cut down
IA length OF time before the e
complete the moult and begin to lay
again II hens "A " started TO moult,
they should be given the regular lay
Ing mash. rich In protein. as IL is the
protein that builds up the new teath-
crn quickly and they should be given
MS much care as laying hens"
The agricultural college AT Berke-
les, California says. We make no
changes whatever IN our regular
msthod OF handling laying hens dur
ing the Noting season, because those
feeds aud methods OF care which are
best for melting are equally desirable
Tor egg production They enclose
their feed letter. and In looking II
over ! find b a the regular mash
contains SOY bean or lnsccd meal,
also C%ocuanut, SOY bean. linsecd or
"cottonsccd meal, or ground beans.
q &. fruutz. OF the Rocky Ford
Poultry Farm. says. We discontinue
the morning feed OF grain and let
them have the mash all day aud feed
an thc grain they Will eat nj night
Also We found II best 10 let them 20
into The molt naturally and not force
a molt'
@. 4. llackman. IN tho American
Poultry Journal says: The matter
OF feeding the molung birds should
have proper consideration. The ru-
ton should be so balanced that feath-
Crs instead of Eggs and flesh will
be produced. Bodily nOurishmcut is
absolutely essential TO IA proper mott
but the melting hens should not be
forced for eggs by feeding stimulat-
ing foods, nor to our over
tutntss by the fcedins OF fnttening
foods.
We'll balanced ration essential
Corn or Cornmoal should not form a
very large part OF the ration. as 1t Is
both heating and fattening. Oats
wheat and barley are good whole
| grains.
"a good mash-and a mash Is in
dispcnsahlc-shouil be fed once a
day II led moist. and kept before the
I LOW NNA IT lhh hAN NlfH NV NAANANI
method b. used. either buttcrmlik OF
skim milk should be used In the mix,
ing, IL either can be obtained Chcapiy
There are nan good commercial
mashos on the market To choose from
Occasional dosing with epson
salts aids In kccpipg the Bird
healthy Tho salts about a half tea
spoonful for each grown bird-shoul,
be dissolved and the water used q
mix the mash. A good tonic also Il
invaluable Sunflowcr seeds afford 3
valuable addition to the whole graif
ration, AZ they tend TO promote lux.
uriant plumagc. They should consis
Of about ouc-twcntioth part Of thu
feed"
To sum II all UP In n few words
the melting birds need ths same goo,
care that rs given the laying hci
with the addition Of a little oNtr'
amount ~ protein, plenty or greer
food and AN oil feed as linseed meal
As "a the value oi the early moltc
II seems To me there need little b
said, Tor II Is generally conceded tina
the late moltcr is the one to save
= !. Plat, In the August number o
\ Poultry Journal. says when
female carries her old plumngc lat
In tho snson, II IL q good sign tina
SHE b. "a long distant layer" tn
practice Of culling out the earl
w. HH 49, NHH 49, - 49,
ing the hens mat are not persistent
good layers,
Professor Kent showed FROM rec
ords Of great numbers Of hcns tina
The bird That molts In early July be
gins to lay on the average ahout IN
following March. on the other hani
n bird that molts In september wi
begin To lay about January. thu
proving hat the early molter b. III
] bird 90 Gun and h late moltcr
4 the hen to Keep
We ourselves proved to our satil
faction that early motors are N
ones 10 get rid Of. We put the bird
that molted ~ August in one pc
and tho ones ina moltod In NoVou
hcr In another From tho late moi
ors we never failed to get "a few egg
while from the other pen there woul
be days at n time when we would *
no eggs. The late melting pen ala
began laying before the others.