. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 852 Rural School Leaflet X. FATTENING POULTRY W. G. Krum By fattening we do not mean filling a fowl's body with a large deposit of oily fat such as is often found in old hens, but producing large, soft muscles with sufficient fat so that when cooked they will be tender, juicy, and of fine flavor. Not only does this improve their quality for home use
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 852 Rural School Leaflet X. FATTENING POULTRY W. G. Krum By fattening we do not mean filling a fowl's body with a large deposit of oily fat such as is often found in old hens, but producing large, soft muscles with sufficient fat so that when cooked they will be tender, juicy, and of fine flavor. Not only does this improve their quality for home use, but they will sell in good markets for a much higher price a pound. The best way to fatten poultry is to restrict exercise by placing them in slatted coops about two feet square, having the bottom slatted or covered with one- half-inch-mesh wire cloth. This will hold four to six fowls or eight to ten young birds. The fattening coop should l:e located in a cool, shady place in hot weather and in a comfortable place in cold weather. The fowls should be thor- oughly dusted with lice pow- der, as fowls infected with. Shutting birds up in coops or small pens is very satisfactory when fattening them. The coops should be arranged in the shade. By means of troughs, wet mash may be fed three limes a day lice do not fatten well. Neither do fowls or chickens of low vitality fatten readily. Poultry should not be fed for twenty-four to thirty-six hours before feeding the fattening ration. The ration should then be fed sparingly at first. Afterward they should be kept eating well by feeding only as much as they will clean up in ten to twenty minutes. If they have more than they can digest for a meal or two they lose their appetite, fail to grow well, and may lose weight. Feed fowls or mature young stock three times daily for about two weeks, this being as long as they will do well under this heavy feeding. A good ration consists of three pounds corn meal, three pounds buck- wheat middlings
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