. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . alimas, Cochins,^ If ejigs are wanted to begin Dorkings and other V 3 to 4 liens C to7 inculiating on December 11 lieavy breeds J in order to get chicks for Leghorns, Minorcas^and other light Vhreeds J January 1 the pens should 5 to 6 hens 8 to 10 be mated early in November, and any eggs laid after a week maybe kept for hatch- ing under hens. Incubator eggs are better not more than 10 days old When genial weather comes in February other stock birds may be added to make up the full number The bulk of the best chicks of the h
. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . alimas, Cochins,^ If ejigs are wanted to begin Dorkings and other V 3 to 4 liens C to7 inculiating on December 11 lieavy breeds J in order to get chicks for Leghorns, Minorcas^and other light Vhreeds J January 1 the pens should 5 to 6 hens 8 to 10 be mated early in November, and any eggs laid after a week maybe kept for hatch- ing under hens. Incubator eggs are better not more than 10 days old When genial weather comes in February other stock birds may be added to make up the full number The bulk of the best chicks of the heavier breeds,which include Orpingtons, Rocks, etc., as well as theabove, are hatched in February and early March, andof Leghorns, Anconas, Campines, etc., in March andApril, or even as late as early May. Those hatchedearlier in the year are most useful for early shows, butchickens which are mnhired in June and July fall into 18 THE POULTRY MANUAL moult, and are useless for winter shows, while thosehatched in June are too immature to breed from in thefollowing In Planning Out the Poultry Run much dependson the space at command. When my space wasmore limited I successfully kept 12 breeding pens uponhalf an acre, as described in Poultry Culture for HOUSING AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT 19 Profit, each run having an average of nearly 200 squareyards. In these confined spaces, on a light and well-drained soil, with the grass kept short in the summer-
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