Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-08-23
YOUR farm
AGENT SAYS
Charles D. Raper,
County Agent

Most chickens that are raised II
Eastern Carolina are raised for egI
production. Those people who ar
interested in hens for egg production
should keep in mind that the he:
grows from the chick and that tn
management given to the chick is re
Elected in the hens production.
hens ability to lay satisfactor.
number of marketable eggs depend
to a great extent upon the inherited
tendancy to produce eggs, the health
vigor, and development of the pulle
when production starts.
The reason for many unprofitabl,
poultry flocks is usually due to poor
~ bred stock or lack of proper man
agement, care and perhaps feed. Th'
best layers are started as baby chick!
and given proper development ane
care.
Gets Chicks Bred For Egg Production
Health. vigor. as well as the power
to produce must be bred into chicks
The most profitable chicks come
from parents with plenty Of vigor and
a high egg record. After these de-
sired characters are in the brood
they must be further developed
through proper feeding and care in
order for the owner to profit from
them.
Early Chicks Best
Early chicks pay best. March and
April are the best months to get
chicks in this section. They usually
grow faster and become better de-
veloped. The cockerals of the early
broods reach broiler size while the
prices are fair ard the pullets come
into production early in the fall when
egg prices are high.
Early chicks are less likely to be-
come infested with parasites. since
coccidia and worm eggs do not pro-
pogate so freely during the cool
weather.
Light breeds should be started be-
fore April 18th and heavy breeds be-
fore April 1st. This will give the
pullets time 10 get the proper de-
velopment and start in production
by September 18th or Octobre lst.
Pullets should not be allowed 10 come
into production too early as they will
not be properly developed and will
not be able to stand up under heavy
production. Pullets may be held
back in production by feeding heavy
grain. At u weeks of age the pullets
should be consuming two parts grain
to one part of mash.
STRAIT Disease Free Chicks
Pullorum disease is one of the
most common chick troubles and is
transmitted from hen to chick. This
disease j, controlled only be pre-
vention and not by treatment. Chick
should come from hens that have
been officially tested by the State
Department Of Agriculture a n d
found to be free from the disease.
Good Care Saves Many Chicks
A large part Of the mortality n
baby chicks IS due to improper care
and unwie management. Sanitation.
drvness, correct temperature, proper
floor space and good feed are what
successful chick raising depends up
on.
Sanitation-Clean the brooder house
and equipment thoroughly before the
chicks arrive. Keep house and equip
n,ent clean every day.
Drynes-The drier you keep your
house the less trouble you will have
with disease. Disease and parasites
do not thrive very we'll in dry houses
but they thrive greatly in warm,
damp houses.
Correct ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
too hot or too cold is likely to cause
complications and usually heavy
losses result. The temperature
should be from 80 to IS degrees F,
during the first week, 80 to IS de-
grees during the second and third
weeks, rs to 80 degrees during the
4th week, and 10 to rs degrees during
the fifth week and until no more
Is required.
Proper Floor Space-Provide one
square of floor space for each two
chicks placed in the house. When
houses are crowded, you usually come
cut with trouble such as coccldlosls
poor growth, and poor feathering.
Good feed-A good properly bal
anced mash should be provided when
the chicks are put in the house. Ole
and moldy feed usually gives serious
trouble