POULTRY NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 23180, 22 April 1937, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

BY

A. PEAT

The official column of the Invercargill Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Pet Club, and the Southland Poultry Producers' Federation.

Mr W. Taylor presided over a well attended meeting of the Poultry Club on Saturday evening. Invercargill has been allotted the Norwich South Island championship for The Dunedin Cage Bird Fanciers’ first annual show will be held on May 28 and 29 and entries close on May 10. Following are the judges:—Budgerigars, Mr T. L. Raines; canaries, Norwich and Mules, Mr R. J. Brown; Yorkshires, Mr W. G. Wall; rollers, Mrs T. King; British and foreign birds and pets, Mr J. A. Morris. The temperature of a broody hen varies from 98 to 106 degrees.

Mrs Clarke’s pen of 10 light bantams at the Mainie contest in the United States laid the encouraging score of 1780. It makes one wonder if these old favourites will come back again into popularity. The pen of Blue Andalusians entered by W. C. Dobe laid the largest eggs of all breeds, with an average of 25.640 z per dozen. One of the greatest shows in the world was held at Essen, in the Rhine Valley, Germany, from January 4 to 7. It filled four big halls on the Essen Exhibition grounds. It included 136 specialist club shows and comprised 7780 fowls, 2460 bantams, 580 turkeys and waterfowl, 5590 fancy pigeons and 2260 homing pigeons. It is hard for us to grasp the tremendous size of this show. Ducks and Geese The Emden geese were the most popular. Pomeranian geese have almost died out as show birds. Only three specimens were exhibited. Over 100 Pekins led the duck section. There were also nice exhibits of Aylesbury, Rouen and Indian Runner, Orpington, Khaki Campbell and Cayuga ducks. Another variety was the laced duck, which shows a peppered, whitelaced Rouen pattern. The most interesting variety was the German high-brooding flying duck, but they would not show off in the pen. They are kept foj their peculiar habit, as they always choose to build their nests high up in hollow-trees and they have a strong homing instinct. The special German bantam breeds were: German Langshan, Rheinlander and German Bantams. The lastmentioned look very much like Yokohamas, but are not so profusely feathered. German Poultry Breeds

Among the German national breeds shown were the Bergish Crower, a very tall breed, the Bergish Lobcomb, similar to the old-time thick set leghorn. The blue-legged, blue-beaked white and buff Ramelslohers, white, brown and black Rheinlanders, which are like modified Hamburghs, with a small head gear and a Wyandotte comb. The Thuringian, a sprightly bearded fowl, the Steirer and the Sulmthalers, which look like the Belgian Brabanconne, and have a little crest on the back of their head, which is more developed in hens than in cocks. Vorwerks or buff Lakenveldehs, the White Saddle Lakenvelders, a lighter type than the buff variety. The Westphalian Creepers, very low down and similar to the Scots Dumpies and the East Frisians cocks, which are marked like pencilled Hamburghs with the hens like cock breeding Hamburgh, but with single combs. In appearance the Westphalian everyday layer is between a Braekel and Hamburgh and has a rose comb. The Saxon is a black breed with white ear lobes and is like a tall Welsummer, with a larger tail. An Indian runner duck owned by Mr F. J. Clay, a Worcestershire poultry farmer, has died at the age of 24. It has laid constantly for 17 years. Champion Chick Sexer

One of the Japanese experts in the championship trials last summer had an accuracy of 100 per cent. He handled approximately 10,000 chicks a day and has sexed over 2,000,000 chicks altogether. . , , A Belgian professor has invented a device, which it is claimed, will sex eggs and the price asked for the invention is £15,000. , Mr Harry Neilson, of 1 Birkenhead, England, givesan interesting account of his long lived ducks together with proof of their fecundity at the advanced age of 20 years. His noted old Black East Indian drake, although of this great age, was mated to some ducks and is now the proud father of some ducklings. At the Olympia show in the old English game bantam A.O.C. class, Mr Purrington showed a tasselled blue tailed wheaten, the first of this colour ever seen. Sex of Guinea Fowls The sex of Guinea fowls can be discerned by their headgear, the manner in which they walk and the sounds they emit The male has larger wattles than the female and they seem to extend farther to the back of the neck. In shape the male has the more arched back and in voice has a stronger note or shriek, the hen having a lower note that has been likened to the words “come back. Ihe male is also more inclined to walk on his toes. The older the birds the easier it is to make the sex distinction. High Record Hens Mr R. Porritt, of Maritzburg, South Africa, one of the Transvaal s leading breeders, won first and second place at the egg-laying contest. These hens were bred from single matings from over 300 egg hens and sired by sons of over 300 eggs hens in 365 days. Friar’s Balsam will stop the bleeding of cut combs and wattles. Fowl and birds are partly dependent on grit to help digestion as they have no teeth. The young Muscovy drakes are longer in the body. They have a bolder head, stout thick legs and show a deeper streak of red around the bill. The ducks feather quicker and the primary flights and shoulders feathers . finish their development about three weeks before the drakes. A Milan (Italy) business house has placed on the market an incubator which acts also as a radio receiving set. It is claimed that the magnetic waves act favourable on the chicks when hatched.

EGG I,AYING CONTESTS , MASSEY COLLEGE (3RD WEEK) Light Breed (Single) A. Hoare (W.L.) 6 18 A. Harrison (W.L.) 5 15 A. Mumby (W L.) 6 15 A. Shailer (W.L.) 5 15 Miss H. Keddell (W.L.) 7 14 Heavy Breed (Single) Huxtable Bros. (B.O.) 6 18 Mrs W. Huxtable (B.O.) 7 18 Miss E. Somer (R.1.R.) 7 18 W. Larsen (A. 0. 6 17 Miss E. Somer (R.1.R.) 6 17 Light Breed (Six birds) H. Lucas (W.L.) 28 71 Mrs C. Sewell (W.L.) 15 59 Ancona PF. (W.L.) 17 55 S. Batten (W.L.) 25 55 C. Urquhart (W.L.) 20 47 Heavy Breed (Six birds) L. Hooper (B.O.) 29 77 W. Larsen (A. 0. 17 48 G. Edge (R.1.R.) 17 32

G. Mitchell (B.O.) 18 32 Austral P.F. (B.O.) 10 16 TARANAKI (3RD WEEK) Heavy Breed (Single) Mrs W. Bushy (B.O.) 6 19 T. Dowthwaite (B.O.) 6 17 Mrs D. M Waddell (B.O.) 7 17 Mrs H. Moreland (A. 0. 6 17 Light Breed (Single) Mrs A. Revell (W.L.) 7 20 Sunny River P.F. (W.L.) 6 19 Sunny River P.F. (W.L.) 6 18 Heavy Breed (Three birds) Mrs H. Moreland (A. 0. 17 46 N. Ross (B.O.) 17 43 J. Hurdle (A. 0. 16 43 G. Edge (R.1.R.) 17 40 Light Breed (Three birds) Sunny River P.F. (W.L.) 17 53 Mrs A. Revell (W.L.) 18 50 M. Stephenson (W.L.) 15 40 Ducks (Three birds) Mrs E. .Kelly (K.C.) 18 56 Ducks (Single) Mrs E. Kelly (K.C.) 7 21 Mrs E. Kelly (K.C.) 6 19 Mrs E. Kelly (K.C.) 5 16 PAPANUI (2nd Week) TEST No. I.—J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE AT PAPANUI. (For light and heavy breeds, single penned).

TEST No. 2.—WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred pullets to be single penned).

TEST No. 3.—BLACK ORPINGTONS AND AUSTRAL ORPS. (Competitor to enter three birds). Weekly Grand total total

TEST No. 4—ANY VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS, OTHER THAN WHITE LEGHORNS OR BLACK ORPINGTONS.

TEST No. S.—SINGLE HEN TEST, LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS (Each competitor to enter six purebred pullets to be single penned.) Grand total to date E. P. Anderson 29 G. Millar 4 S. E. Davey (1) 39 D. A. McKie 19 S. E. Davey (2) 48 G. H. Bradford (1) 49 G. H. Bradford (2) 32 T. S. Dove (1) 36 T. S. Dove (2) 41 L. G. Ancall 60 A. D. Russell 51 Calder Bros (1) 46 J. Liggins 39 H. Williams :,9 G. H. Bradford (3) „ 16 G. H. Mitchell 49 Calder Bros. (2) 49 E. F. Butler 58 5. E. Davey (3) 31 Mrs B. Andrews 31 E. Tilley 39 D. A. McKie 38 G. D. Hollyman 34 TEST No. 6.—SINGLE DUCK TEST. Weekly Grand total total

i I £ S ca T3 s 3 C. Miln (A.O j 5 8 J. R. Griffen (L.S.) 3 3 C. N. Goodman (A.O.) 3 6 C. N. Goodman (A.O.) (2) 4 5 D. J. Hawke (B.O.) 5 6 Miss F. Kerr (A.O.) 0 0 S. F. Marshall (A.O.) 6 10 W. Jepson (A.O.) 4 6 J. Gunn (A.O.) 0 1 G. D. Hollyman (A.O.) 6 10 J. Brennan 2 2 Ted Turner 4 6 H. Whyte. (1) 0 0 H. Whyte (2) 5 8 Mrs C. J. Collings 1 4 G. Wright 0 1 D. J. Hawke 0 1 M. C. Mills 0 2 Miss F. Kerr 0 1 J. Hamilton 4 6 Miss H. Keddell 6 10 J. Ibbotson (1) 5 9 E. Tilley 5 8 F. C. Innes 7 9 W. E. Harvey 0 4 A. C. Goodlet 3 5 R. West M 1 H. Williams (1) 5 9 Mrs J. Still (1) M 0 A. Lucas (1) • 5 7 H. Williams (2) 5 9 W. E. Ward 6 10 J. Liggins 3 7 E. V. Anderson (1) 0 0 W. Barrell 0 2 J. Ibbotson (2) 0 4 Mrs J. Still (2) 0 1 A. Lucas (2) 5 8 T. Thorburn 5 10 L. P. Hawke 4 7 J. H. Graham 5 7 T. B. Grant 3 4 T. S. Dove 4 6 Green Bros. 6 6 C. A. B. Williams 5 8 E. P. Anderson (2) 0 0 Mrs B. Andrews 3 8

G. Millar (No. 1) 4 0 5 S 0 5 Mrs F. Dillon 3 4 5 4 6 5 Mrs B. Snelling 0 5 6 0 7 11 A. Pritchard 4 4 4 7 8 8 F. Ashworth 5 5 6 9 6 8 G. Millar (2) 0 5 0 0 5 0 D. J. Hawke 6 4 4 10 9 8 Miss F. Kerr 4 0 0 8 0 1 S. F. Marshall 5 4 5 8 8 5 G. H. Bradford 4 6 7 8 10 11 W. M. Evans 6 5 5 10 9 9 Miss H. Keddell 0 5 0 0 6 0 J. Brennan 0 3 5 1 6 9 G. H. Bradford 4 4 6 7 8 8 L. Brumby 6 5 5 9 9 10 Mrs C. J. Ritchie 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. Tilley 4 G 0 8 10 0 V. Knight 5 6 5 8 9 9 F. C. Innes 5 5 5 9 8 9 Green Bros. 2 5 4 4 10 8 A. C. Goodlet 5 0 2 10 4 6 A. D. Whyte 6 M 0 8 0 0 J. H. Jones 4 5 3 5 9 6 E. Williams (1) 1 0 5 2 2 9 H. Williams (2) 3 7 2 5 12 3 J. Liggins (1) 5 4 3 7 6 5 J. Liggins (2) 4 0 3 8 0 5 A. Edwards 0 5 6 0 9 10 J. B. Lees 1 6 4 1 10 6 A. S. Cormack 4 5 5 4 7 10 T. S. Dove 5 0 0 6 0 0 A. Oakley 5 3 0 8 3 1 W. Turner 3 5 3 4 10 3 E. Fuchs 4 4 5 7 t 5 Argyle Poultry Farm 5 0 6 9 0 6 Mrs B. Andrews 5 5 6 10 10 9

A. S. Cormack 6 1 6 9 4 10 Miss F. Kerr 0 0 0 3 0 0 S. Brumby 5 2 6 7 6 10 S. Brumby 0 S 3 0 7 3 W. G. Hawke 6 6 0 9 8 2 L. Brumby 4 5 5 5 10 11 C. O. King 7 6 6 12 11 10 B. Cotterell 2 5 6 5 8 9 K. J. Martin 6 7 5 9 11 8 W. N. Jepson 1 6 0 3 11 4 G. D. Hollyman 7 5 0 10 5 0 G. D. Hollyman 0 3 0 0 3 0 D. Tutton 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. Pearce 2 3 0 2 3 0 A. W. Pritchard 2 0 0 2 0 0 E. R. Buckley 3 5 5 3 10 9 W. J. Scott 0 0 6 0 0 11 T. B. Grant 5 5 2 9 9 7 C. Stone 4 3 6 4 4 9 P. A. Cornish 2 0 0 6 0 0

W. A. Toon (K.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mrs C. J. Collings (K.C.) 7 0 0 11 0 0 R. Vallance (K.C.) 7 3 6 13 9 10 F. Ashworth (K.C.) 7 4 6 12 8 11 G. Wright (K.C.) 5 7 7 10 13 13 L. Williams (I.R.) 1 6 7 1 12 13 J. W. Thomson (K.C.) 4 4 6 4 8 10 A. G. F. Ross (I.R.) 5 0 6 11 2 9