. Built and used by poultrymen;. Poultry. Houses for Males being cheap, convenient, and adapted to other uses, it comes nearer being his ideal than any house he has ever seen. He uses it for matings during the early part of the spring, later for chicks and hens, then for summering over male birds after they are through with the season's breeding, and finally for fitting his show birds. 93. Advice Thrown In. "It is time and money gained to mate a couple of real good hens to a male, rather than to place eight more with him which do not happen to be suited to his characteris- ; Thi
. Built and used by poultrymen;. Poultry. Houses for Males being cheap, convenient, and adapted to other uses, it comes nearer being his ideal than any house he has ever seen. He uses it for matings during the early part of the spring, later for chicks and hens, then for summering over male birds after they are through with the season's breeding, and finally for fitting his show birds. 93. Advice Thrown In. "It is time and money gained to mate a couple of real good hens to a male, rather than to place eight more with him which do not happen to be suited to his characteris- ; This statement is absolutely true, and the longer a breeder. 35 1 1 to '- u c z v> n in X no 2 V 0 V 0 35 0 ) on Both Sides of Front of Mr. Burhan's House for Males follows the standard-bred poultry industry, the more firmly is it implanted in his mind. Another statement of this author is also borne out by the facts. "Give the chicks from two hens the room that the chicks from ten would take up, and the produce of the two good ones will cash in in the fall for more than all those raised from the ; This, of course, applies only to high-quality standard-bred poultry, where the quality of type and plumage determines the value of the specimen. In chickens sold for table purposes, it would not apply. 94. The Front is Made of Oiled Muslin. The Burhans' house has a muslin front (oiled) tacked on inside and outside the studs. The ends and back are boarded. The floor space of each pen is 4x6 ft. The doors in the partitions are on double spring hinges. An exhibition coop for a single bird may be placed on the droppings board and two birds fitted in each pen. Going through the pens makes the birds very tame, and the size of the pen enables one to handle the birds easily, without having to chase them. There is a yard in front of each pen. The house is 6 ft. wide, 7 ft. high in front and 5 ft. at the back. [57]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned pa
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