Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 121.—Dry picked fowls. 1, Finished S. C. White Leghorn hen; 2,Finished Partridge Plymouth Rock hen; 3, Partridge Plymouth Rock hen, notfinished. It pays to fatten hens for market. The broiler season extends from November to July, withits greatest demand in February. As summer comes on theprice becomes very low on account of the great supply atthat season of the year. The most profitable market for broilers is from December toApril. To bring the highest price a broiler must be well filled outin the breast and over the hips; in other words, must be v
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 121.—Dry picked fowls. 1, Finished S. C. White Leghorn hen; 2,Finished Partridge Plymouth Rock hen; 3, Partridge Plymouth Rock hen, notfinished. It pays to fatten hens for market. The broiler season extends from November to July, withits greatest demand in February. As summer comes on theprice becomes very low on account of the great supply atthat season of the year. The most profitable market for broilers is from December toApril. To bring the highest price a broiler must be well filled outin the breast and over the hips; in other words, must be veryplump. It should have small bones, an abundance of meat; yellow BROILERS AND DRESSING OF FOWL 365 skin and legs are preferred, preferably white feathers, and mustbe forced-fed, making quick growth, thus tender flesh. The American housewife demands a bird with butter coloredshanks and skin which denotes an abundance of fat. Thisrich yellow is especially found in the Wyandotte, Rocks, Fig. 122.—Showing two groups of broilers, six months old: a, Half-finished;h, properly finished. The general utility or American breeds, as the Barred Ply-mouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, and Wyandotte, as well assome of the English breeds, as the Orpington, are best adaptedto broiler production. The progeny from these breeds, if of proper vitaUty andvigor and are properly cared for and fed, should weigh IJ^pounds at twelve weeks old. 366 POTTLTRY CULTURE Some broiler raisers use White Leghorns for production ofthe small and medium broilers, because they have whitefeathers, yellow legs, and mature quickly. They do notdevelop large, and are not fitted for large broiler or caponproduction. A broiler should be raised for a cost of not more than from25 to 30 cents, and under some farm conditions less than thisamount. A fryer is a bird similar to but larger than the large typebroiler. The weight usually runs from 23-^ to 4 friers do not bring as high prices as broilers. Some
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