A little journey among Anconas . considerably above tbe average in size. It IS a fact too, tbat hens seem to respond to lavorable environment, al-tbougb one of the bigbest Ancona records—331 eggs in a year—was achievedby a bird in a small, cold coop. This only serves to emphasize tbe fact thatthere are numerous exceptions to every poultry rule. We do know one thin;; rbiiiigb with certainty — and that is that all ofmodern skill has never been able to coa.\ all tbe eggs that tbe ben housesin her body mil of it! For the ovary of tbe ben, even before she lays an egg,contains the germs of all the e
A little journey among Anconas . considerably above tbe average in size. It IS a fact too, tbat hens seem to respond to lavorable environment, al-tbougb one of the bigbest Ancona records—331 eggs in a year—was achievedby a bird in a small, cold coop. This only serves to emphasize tbe fact thatthere are numerous exceptions to every poultry rule. We do know one thin;; rbiiiigb with certainty — and that is that all ofmodern skill has never been able to coa.\ all tbe eggs that tbe ben housesin her body mil of it! For the ovary of tbe ben, even before she lays an egg,contains the germs of all the eggs she will ever la\—and then some! Whydoesnt she la\ them? 1 here is a real iiuestion! Is It the lack of an inherited ability to lay all the eggs she has within herbody, or is it because ot improper feeding and care? ,\t any rate, it is a problem worth thinking about. It the hen containstbe possibilities of thousands of eggs, there may come a day when our boasted300—egg strains ma\ look mighty small antl amateurish!. Cominsi in willi Coldrn Ilhilc IJarvrsI 40 ./ LITTLE JOURNEY Another important thing to be considered in the matter of breeding foreggs is whether or not the laying-life of the fowl can be materially conditions are today, the average unimproved flock does not pay for itsboard and room after the second year. If proper bieetling could lengthenthis period to four years, what a revolution in ehiekendom! We may be ableto prolong this productive period, and 1 am keeping this [lossibility in thebackground of my mind as another thing worth thinking about! The shape ot the towls body is another consideration. 1 believe thatthe Ancona is <iuite ideally built tor the purpose of heavy and consistentegg production, and I always try to maintain in my flocks the type of bodythat seems peculiarly associated with egg yield. The full, round breast,the rather long back, round at the shoulder and broad across the loin, is aformation that is conductive to eg
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