. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. 52 THE BUSINESS HEX. V/2 pounds; that is, for Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes. At this weight the cockerels are taken out and shut up for fattening. We would rather remove the cockerels earlier and fatten them from the time they can be separated from the pullets. It is understood that the pullets alone are to be fed in this way. It would not pay to handle the young cockerels in like manner, should he sold as soon as a profitable buyer can be found, or eaten at home. As soon as they can be detected, separate them from the pullets and put them in a sm
. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. 52 THE BUSINESS HEX. V/2 pounds; that is, for Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes. At this weight the cockerels are taken out and shut up for fattening. We would rather remove the cockerels earlier and fatten them from the time they can be separated from the pullets. It is understood that the pullets alone are to be fed in this way. It would not pay to handle the young cockerels in like manner, should he sold as soon as a profitable buyer can be found, or eaten at home. As soon as they can be detected, separate them from the pullets and put them in a small covered pen by them- selves. With the pullets, the object is to force them to make bone and muscle without too much fat, while the cockerels are nol to be kept any longer than is necessary. Running at large, they will worry and fight and eat their heads off without growing fat enough to sell. Cooped up and stuffed with a fattening ration they can be sold as squab broilers or as larger birds. There is a good demand for squab broilers, weighing from 1:. to 14 ounces MIXXKSOTA HOPPER. Kic. I*.. 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 Collingwood, Herbert W. (Herbert Winslow), 1857-1927. ed. New York, The Rural publishing company
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