The Eastern poultryman (1903) The Eastern poultryman easternpoultryma48unse Year: 1903 118 THE EASTERN POULTRYMAN. With a Flock of 80 to 100 Plymouth Rocks. West Norwell, Mass., April 13, '03. Cyphers Incubator Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The two capons shown in the photo- graph herewith were straight Barred Plymouth Rocks, the pair weighing alive 23 pounds when they were six months old. They were raised by Mr. Pratt of Hingham, this state. He hatched them in a Cyphers Incubator and fed them Cyphers chick food, with a little beef scrap added after they were four or five days old. There were about 80
The Eastern poultryman (1903) The Eastern poultryman easternpoultryma48unse Year: 1903 118 THE EASTERN POULTRYMAN. With a Flock of 80 to 100 Plymouth Rocks. West Norwell, Mass., April 13, '03. Cyphers Incubator Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The two capons shown in the photo- graph herewith were straight Barred Plymouth Rocks, the pair weighing alive 23 pounds when they were six months old. They were raised by Mr. Pratt of Hingham, this state. He hatched them in a Cyphers Incubator and fed them Cyphers chick food, with a little beef scrap added after they were four or five days old. There were about 80 chicks housed in a room 12x15 teet, with an outdoor run about 12x60 feet, well cov- ered with green rye when the chicks were started. A PAIR OF CAPONS. After the chicks were four weeks old, they were fed cracked corn and beef scraps, with some cracked wheat and barley. When still older they were given some whole corn. They also had cab- bage and during the last three months were fed dry clover every day. Mr. Pratt keeps from 80 to 100 Barred Rock hens and raises from 300 to 400 chicks each season, and on those of last year he made more than $ per day for every day in the year, besides fur- nishing grain for his horse, and eggs for the family use. In this section we prefer Light Brah- mas for early hatched capons, but after Dec. 1 we use the Plymouth Rocks, the White variety preferred. Very truly, J. H. O rtiss. The early hatched chicks are now too large to crowd into their small coops and should be separated. Beware of over- crowding, as nothing is more detrimental. Give them a large, well ventilated coop with flat roost and the chance for crooked backs and wry tails will be greatly di- minished.âSmall Farmer. DucksâTheir Feed and Management. Probably the most profitable branch of the poultry business of to-day is duck raising; nearly every large poultry farm is a duck farm; but as the season for ducks is comparatively short, chickens are raised to keep machines, etc.,
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