Archive image from page 44 of The Curtiss poultry book $100,000. The Curtiss poultry book. $100,000 a year from poultry; being a complete and accurate account of the great plant and present successful methods of and Curtiss, operating the Niagara poultry farm of Ransomville, , largest general poultry enterprise in the world curtisspoultrybo00boye Year: 1911 ( CURTISS POULTRY BOOK. 41 How the Breeding Stock Is Reared Each year considerable stock of Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns are hatched and reared for special matings, so that the fowls can be used for breeding purpos
Archive image from page 44 of The Curtiss poultry book $100,000. The Curtiss poultry book. $100,000 a year from poultry; being a complete and accurate account of the great plant and present successful methods of and Curtiss, operating the Niagara poultry farm of Ransomville, , largest general poultry enterprise in the world curtisspoultrybo00boye Year: 1911 ( CURTISS POULTRY BOOK. 41 How the Breeding Stock Is Reared Each year considerable stock of Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns are hatched and reared for special matings, so that the fowls can be used for breeding purposes. In order that there may be no chance for getting them mixed they hatch and raise these chicks by hens. For this purpose rows of outdoor box nests are made, to which partly shaded runsâtwelve feet long and about two feet wideâare at- tached. After the hen has hatched her young, the nesting material is removed and the box acts as a coop for the hen and her brood. In these runs the hen and the chicks are kept until about four weeks old, when they are taken out on range. When a few daj's old they are marked by a numbered punch, making the figure i, 2, 3 or 4 in the web â of the foot. The number represents the mating the eggs came from. In this way males from the one lot can be crossed on females from another lot without any chance of inbreeding. Two young men are employed to attend to this work. They must not only feed and water, but keep the place clean and attend to every detail. In order to have them take a deep interest in the work, and that it may be thoroughly done, they are offered a bonus for good per- formance. This they get in addition to their regular salary. For in- stance, a certain bonus is given for every fifty head raised, and a special bonus for any number over five hundred chicks that are handed over to the range. Guineas are a sort of ' by-product,' and as they are more or less difficult to grow, these boys get a good bonus for every hundred that they are
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