POULTRY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 228, 26 August 1932, Page 4

POULTRY

EGG-LAYING

MASSEY COLLEGE CONTEST.

The following aro the results of the twentieth week in the Massey College egg-laving contest: —- SINGLE PENS.

NOTES

(By “Brooder.”)

At the opening of the Onehunga Poultry Club Show recently, Mr IV. .1. Jordan showed what a vast market there is in Britain for eggs from the Dominions. He also said we might look with interest to the result of the Ottawa Conference. The importations of eggs into Britain last year, according to the speaker, were 3200 millions, of which only 644 millions were from British countries, and he added

that in his opinion, with a proper a> rangement about the cost ol b food, it should be possible lor .V Zealand to export 60 nnlli m eg:... makiim these, with honey, the noun support of hundreds ot families, lb . ports to hand seem to show that a a the result of the Ottawa Conference it certainly will be more easy to emupete with the other exporting countries on the Home market. I lie concession of Is P er . on ”. | lhu ' dred, to Is 9d per long Rind ed according to weight of pack hi help considerably, but other costs will h.ue to come down also. . Despite repeated warnings that large numbers of chickens die annually. through overfeeding, numerous instances come to light of losses owing to this cause. Because a little is given to the birds and they eat ravenously it is thought that they are hungry and must needs be fed. Then the tiou ile begins. Packed full with light grains and other things given to the chicks, and tliis on the top ot the yolk of the ego which was drawn in just before pipping time, the birds retire to a warm brooder. Digestive disorders soon appear, from then until death these chicks have no liking for food and manv are lost. Immediately, in many cases, brooders, breeders, incubators and a thousand other things are blamed, but never the feedei. Chicks do not need food for at least 48 hours and even then it must only be given sparingly, but often Clean water can be given; indeed it should lie there at all times, whilst sand or fine grit must always be accessible to the birds. , . It would seem that there is at present almost complete absence of moisture in the atmosphere and it is probable that where makers of incubators advise keeping moisture always on the incubator during days such as these it would be safer to follow their advice. Many do not grasp why moisture is required at all, hut there aro few who have done incubating long but what know its worth. It is now an accepted belief by many that tlio tough nature of the membrane inside the egg is the cause of more failures to hatch; that is the shell of the egg. It is upon this that the action of the moisture works most, althougn the gases started in the incubator lathe moisture—work upon both shell and lining inside, rendering them helpless to the attack of a healthy chick within, once it desires to get out Certainlv use the moisture tray. So far this season it has been very necessary. .... , One solitary cluck from oO eggs! This was the disappointing result of a local poultryman’s first attempt this season. He is not the only one ho has had bad luck with the licajy breed type if reports 1* true. Ino percentages with the lighter breeds are much higher in comparison. It is difficult to account for this.

Section A. W. H. Barker . ... ... i 2 37 59 3 75 E. M. Galvin ... 1 33* 2 109 G. IT. Cross . ... — 40 F. Ecob . ... 1 97 2 81 3 99 A. R. Watson . ... — 105 C. Goodsun . ... — 30* L. B. Maunsell ... . ... ... 1 2 71 92 3 79 Mrs Stewart — . ... ... 1 2 65 75 3 92* S. G. Baiten ... - . „. 1 90 R. R. Cannon ... ■ — R6 Miss Mitchell ... 1 2 79 82 3 92 4 71 5 ICO 6 102 T. Bruce ... 1 62 2 90 3 38 A. J. Sltailer ... 1 86 2 77 H. Rushton . ... 1 81 2 88 3 84 4 85 S. G. Batten ... 2 67 3 106* 4 71 5 98 6 58 7 74 Section B. Mrs iiellaby ... 1 31 2 95 Mrs Youugson ... — 81 Larsen Bros. ... 1 114* 2 47 3 70 4 122* T. Douthwaite ... — 62 E. M. Galvin ... — 0*

TEAMS. Section C. F. Keob 101 94 97* 78 66 92 (28) 528 M. Ij. Uoyco 82 74 83* 91 67 49 (21) 446 .M. Macrae 55 60* 99 41* 85 70 (31) 390 Mrs Stewart 76 37 52 62* 32 78* (20) 337 1’. Harrison 71 80 4d 27 51 26 (22) 303 Section D. Mrs Hcllaby 57 107 81* 64* 53 80 (21) 442 McLean ,V (23) 423 WJutworth 48 66* 88* 51* 30* 90 \V. K. .Innos 67 41 62 57* 34 78* (33) 339 \V. lii-h 92 7* 19 50 66* 60t (13) 294 Larsen Bros. 29 52 31* 54* 21* 22 (18) 209 * Signifies disqualified for egg weight clause. t Bird dead.