The mating and breeding of poultry . spect to the char-acteristic of high egg production should be preserved andmated as long as he is in good breeding condition and hisblood should be spread through the flock as widely as pos-sible. This makes it necessary to hold the males used inbreeding until their daughters have been tested for egglaying ability. Breedingfrom trapnestedstock. — Wherefowls are trap-nested, it is pos-sible to engagein a much moreelaborate seriesof breedingoperations, withthe idea in viewo f improvingthe egg produc-tion. It must bestated, however,that trapnestingis a rather
The mating and breeding of poultry . spect to the char-acteristic of high egg production should be preserved andmated as long as he is in good breeding condition and hisblood should be spread through the flock as widely as pos-sible. This makes it necessary to hold the males used inbreeding until their daughters have been tested for egglaying ability. Breedingfrom trapnestedstock. — Wherefowls are trap-nested, it is pos-sible to engagein a much moreelaborate seriesof breedingoperations, withthe idea in viewo f improvingthe egg produc-tion. It must bestated, however,that trapnestingis a rather la-borious processand will usuallybe found to betoo expensivefor the averageperson to attempt to follow. At the same time it must berecognized that the interest in breeding for improved eggproduction is keen at the present time, and that the demandfor stock from high producing lines is good and will probablybe better in the future. It is likely, therefore, that it will paymany producers to go to the extra labor and expense of trap. Fig. 25, White Plymouth Rock hen 710. This hen•w-as not trapped until Januai-y 26 of her pullet this time on she laid 176 eggs, 84 eggs beinglaid in 92 consecutive days and 109 in 122 consecutivedays. (Photograph from the Bureau of Animal In-dustry, United States Department of Agriculture.) 64 THE MATING AND BREEDING OF TOULTRY ping their birds in order to be able to supply this demand forbreeding stock out of known high producing there is no practical means which have yet beendevised of certifying to or absolutely authenticating therecords obtained by breeders in their own yards, it is a fore-gone conclusion that the integrity and reputation of abreeder must be of the best if he is to succeed in this busi-ness of producing high record breeding stock for sale. Itis also possible, as will be explained later, for the breeder totrapnest to some extent and to be able to supply for his ownneeds, at any rate, birds from know
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