POULTRY NOTES

Grey River Argus, 9 May 1936, Page 9

POULTRY NOTES

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS. Although there is little routine work on a poultry farm during May and June, the successful poultrykeeper alwavs can find plenty to do. The stock kept should be al a minimum notv, since all surplus adult birds and cockerels will have been disposed of long ago. Egg prices lor this autumn .have been better than usual, and it | has not been so easy to keep the 1 pullets in good production. Where hatching comenccd early in the spring,

autumn moulting of some of the pullets capnot be avoided, and care should be taken to maintain body weight in all the pullets. 11' forced too hard for eggs they will certainly break into a. partial, if not a full, moult. 'I he prospective breeding pens for the coming breeding season should all have been marked by now and be receiving, special treatment.. Free range is most desirable, and they should be kept in good, hard condition by feeding more grain than mash. High, egg production from such birds is not required if strong chicks are wanted. The breeding cockerels are best kept away from any females until they are needed, and, again, thy should have

ample free, range. Most of the adult hens will l,c in full moult now. and a little linseed in their mash, will help them to come through quickly. Since there is ample greenfeed available there can lie no excuse for not feeding ns much us (he birds will consume. Wheaten straw is now available at cheap rates, and ample scratching litter should be supplied iu all (shells. A supply of coarse sand should be obtained for winter use. When available at reasonable rates sand can be used for many purposes; it makes a good nesting material; it is useful under the litter on concrete floors, and for brooder sheds it is ideal for the young ehicks.