How to hatch, brood, feed and prevent chicks from dying in the shell . Single Comb Brown Leghorns The acknowledged queen of the practical egg laying breeds is theBrown Leghorns when judged by the standard of the greatest number ofmarketable eggs produced at least cost. Not only are the hens persistentlayers, but they are extremely active foragers and waste no time in a good milch cow they put little fat upon their bones, but all surplusnourishment to egg production. The cost of growing them is compara-tively light; no more, perhaps, than one-half that of Brama or Cochin. 30 HOW TO
How to hatch, brood, feed and prevent chicks from dying in the shell . Single Comb Brown Leghorns The acknowledged queen of the practical egg laying breeds is theBrown Leghorns when judged by the standard of the greatest number ofmarketable eggs produced at least cost. Not only are the hens persistentlayers, but they are extremely active foragers and waste no time in a good milch cow they put little fat upon their bones, but all surplusnourishment to egg production. The cost of growing them is compara-tively light; no more, perhaps, than one-half that of Brama or Cochin. 30 HOW TO HATCH, BROOD, FEED AND PREVENT. Rose Comb Brown Leghorns For a handsome bird and for egg producers the Leghorn stands at thehead. There is no breed of fowls that lay so many eggs with little the Rose and Single Comb Leghorn were originally imported fromLeghorn, a seaport in Italy (hence their name). The Rose and Single Combvarieties are exactly alike in every respect excepting the comb. The RoseComb Leghorns are of a medium size, have beautiful gay plumage, whiteear-lobes and yellow legs, are symmetrical in form and very active andpleasiDg in appearance, are very hardy and chicks are easily raised on freerange; they are good foragers and pullets lay at an early age. CHICKS FROM DYING IN THE SHELL 31 Grow Speltz for Your Poultry SPELTZ is a new grain from Russia. It has been grown in the UnitedStates in a small way for several years, and each succeeding season notonly emphasizes its value as a poultry food, but it is readily eaten byall kinds of stock. It is found to be adapted to a wide range of soil andcl
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