. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. SQUAB BROILERS 353 the cockerels for small roasters. True, the fact that they are Leghorns will always discount the highest prices, yet if they are properly fattened and neatly dressed their returns will be pretty nearly commensurate with their cost of production. Quarters.—Some breeders argue against the idea of keeping surplus cockerels for the reason that they cannot provide suitable living quarters for them. A
. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. SQUAB BROILERS 353 the cockerels for small roasters. True, the fact that they are Leghorns will always discount the highest prices, yet if they are properly fattened and neatly dressed their returns will be pretty nearly commensurate with their cost of production. Quarters.—Some breeders argue against the idea of keeping surplus cockerels for the reason that they cannot provide suitable living quarters for them. Admitting that the poultryman's. (Courtesy Million Egg Farm) Fig. 229.—Killing and dressing broilers—surplus cockerels. space is limited, the cockerels come along at a time when it is usually advisable to dispose of some of the older fowls for meat, especially the breeding males, whereupon, by combining other pens, there will be left one or more empty pens for the accommo- dation of the cockerels. See Fig. 225. Before the breeding season opens again, or before these pens are required by the pul- lets, the cockerels will have been sold or used on the home table. Quality Counts.—Many a consignment of poultry has brought 23. 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885-. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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