. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. ned Wyandottes, Ply-mouth Rocks and Light Brahmas. Leghorns growquickly to the broiler stage, but are rather make a good cross with Brahmas and Cochins,Leghorn males being mated with the Asiatic hens. As broilers when they are dressed for market are inthe pin-feather stage, it is desirable that these feathersshould be light in color, for if dark the smallest oneleft on the carcass is apparent, and the large oneswhen plucked leave a stain on the skin. For rearingbroilers, therefore, fowls of li
. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. ned Wyandottes, Ply-mouth Rocks and Light Brahmas. Leghorns growquickly to the broiler stage, but are rather make a good cross with Brahmas and Cochins,Leghorn males being mated with the Asiatic hens. As broilers when they are dressed for market are inthe pin-feather stage, it is desirable that these feathersshould be light in color, for if dark the smallest oneleft on the carcass is apparent, and the large oneswhen plucked leave a stain on the skin. For rearingbroilers, therefore, fowls of light plumage, otherqualities being equal, should always be chosen. Buff-colored fowls have light colored pin-feathers and arealways safe to use for this purpose. When the appearance of the carcass is not a mat-ter of importance it is safe to use any Mediterranean-Asiatic cross. Houdan males may also be used withAsiatics or with Dorkings with good results. A -Ply-mouth Rock or Houdan cross with a breed having anyblack in the plumage is apt to produce progeny with 52 BIGGIVE POULTRY solid black plumage. To secure both light pin-feathers and the yellow skin so much prized in somemarkets, a White Leghorn-Buff Cochin cross will fillthe bill. A White Plymouth Rock-Buff Cochin crossis also to be commended both for broilers and largerroasting chickens. The hatching of broiler chicks on a large scalemust be done with incubators, since but few hens arebroody in fall and early winter. The brooding mustalso be done in artificial mothers, and for the mostpart, under cover of a good roof. An individual brooder house incommon use among broiler raisersis shown here. It is five feet fourinches by eight feet on the roof in front is divided intotwo parts, three feet are covered by wire netting andover this cotton cloth which may be rolled up whenweather permits ; the other part is the door for theattendant. The rear wall is three feet six inches andthe front one foot nine inches.
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