. GETTING THE EGGS Importance of Male Bird X my fornuT edition of this liook 1 made the statement â â 'ilie male is lialf the pen and shonld lie a hird of t;ood ; 1 feel satislied in m\' own mind, after recent exjieriments. that tlie male hird is more nearly seven-eitihths of the [ten. 'I lie hen is a factorâInit liy no means the dominant one. If a hreeder mates a lien of great laying capacity with a cockerel whose parents were moderate egg prodncers, the cliances are tliat the "kin" will take after tlie male, and also he moderate egg layers. If a lien of moderate egg-layin
. GETTING THE EGGS Importance of Male Bird X my fornuT edition of this liook 1 made the statement â â 'ilie male is lialf the pen and shonld lie a hird of t;ood ; 1 feel satislied in m\' own mind, after recent exjieriments. that tlie male hird is more nearly seven-eitihths of the [ten. 'I lie hen is a factorâInit liy no means the dominant one. If a hreeder mates a lien of great laying capacity with a cockerel whose parents were moderate egg prodncers, the cliances are tliat the "kin" will take after tlie male, and also he moderate egg layers. If a lien of moderate egg-laying capacity he mated with a cockerel whose parents held a high record, the chancQ*^ are the progeny will also take a high place in egg production. Admittedly the greatest profit from hens is in the eggsâand par- ticularly winter eggs. It costs a certain amount to feed and care for a pullet until it reaches the laying age. And then there is a constant monthly "overheail" and feeding expense, all of which must he ligured. and for which the hen must lie made to pay liefore she produces a profit for the owner. It is imp(_)rtant, therefore, to I)ear in mind the necessity of getting male hirds from a prolific egg-laying strain. If you want more eggs, one of the cheapest and most effective ways to secure them is to huy best cockerel ]io>silile instead of purchasing an entire flock of pedigree hens and then mating them with a second-rate male hird. Von get j)racti- cally all the inherited ahilitv to lav. transmitted hv the cockerel.
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