. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Questions on Poultry House Construction. 361 Q. 6. Hozv many hens should be kept in one flockf Ans. 6. Page 282, paragraph 3. It seems to be pretty well estab- lished that where flocks are given the same number of square feet of floor space per hen, the smaller flocks' will give the largest maximum yield of eggs. This is because each hen has more independence of action and feels more contented. She is usually given more in
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Questions on Poultry House Construction. 361 Q. 6. Hozv many hens should be kept in one flockf Ans. 6. Page 282, paragraph 3. It seems to be pretty well estab- lished that where flocks are given the same number of square feet of floor space per hen, the smaller flocks' will give the largest maximum yield of eggs. This is because each hen has more independence of action and feels more contented. She is usually given more individual attention by the attendant, also. Small flocks, however, require too much labor. Therefore, the tendency of the time on large commercial plants is to keep fowls in larger and larger flocks. The large flocks seem to result in the largest net profit. Just how large flocks can be. Fig. 348.—-A more advanced stage. kept best advantage is yet to be determined. From fifty to sixty seems to be the best sized flock, all things considered. Nevertheless, men are succeeding well with flocks of from one to two hundred. With these very large flocks, especial care must be taken to carefully grade the flocks according to size and vigor and greater care must be exercised in regular and liberal feeding, in order that the weaker shall not suffer in a struggle with the stronger individuals. There is always an advan- tage that comes to each fowl in a large flock which does not come to the fowls in smaller flocks provided all Iiave the same number of square feet of floor space, which is that in large flocks, each hen has a larger actual floor space in which to live giving her more Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?], 19
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