POULTRY NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 24057, 22 February 1940, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

By ALEX PEAT Mr W. Jordan presided over a wellattended meeting of the Invercargill Canary and Cage Bird Specialist Club on Saturday evening. A table show of Yorkshire, canaries was well patronized, the winners being N. Carter 1 and 2 and W. Greenall 3. The class was judged by Mr T. Smith and a judging competition on the entries resulted in a draw between Mr W. Taylor and Mr L. Taylor. Entries will close for the young bird show on March 30. The Breeders’ Stakes for the South Island branches of the New Zealand Federation of Cage Birds will be awarded at the following shows and the entries close with the secretary, R. Newton, 23 Avondale road, Avondale, Auckland, on April 30, 1940. Norwich canary.—Dunedin, May 31, June 1. Yorkshire canary.—lnvercargill, June 27 and 28. Budgerigar.—Christchurch, June 21 and 22. Foreign finches. —Mataura, July 5 and 6. After the next fortnightly meeting a table show will be held for Norwich canaries which will be judged by Mr W. Taylor. WATCH FOR WORMS After heavy rain such as we have had recently wet patches are sure to occur in the fowl runs and’ these are where worms are liable to breed. Wet spots are often found round the drinking tins. The round worm which may be detected on the dropping boards is very common among poultry. The eggs of the round worms develop in wet spots in the run and that is why these are a danger. Dosing with tobacco dust is a common means of getting rid of round worms. One pound of the dust is soaked overnight in water and in the morning mixed with four pounds of mash. This is enough for 100 adult birds. They should be starved for 24 hours before they are fed the mixture or they will not eat it. The mash should be placed in troughs and all water vessels removed. About two hours later give water in which Epsom salts is dissolved. The best time to worm a flock is when the fowls are moulting or just before the pullets begin to lay. The morning after the flock is treated the house in which they are kept must be thoroughly cleaned out and all litter burned as this contains the worms discharged by the fowls. These are now ready to lay their eggs, which will again be picked up by the birds to hatch in their bodies and continue the cycle of parasitism which destroys the constitution of the birds. Fowls are also liable to pick up tape worms and the treatment for getting, rid of them is the same as for round worms. Signs of worm infestation are unthriftiness of the birds, poor laying and weakness. The feathers are dry and lose their glossy appearance and the birds stand about and are not alert and active. EGG-LAYING CONTESTS MASSEY COLLEGE (45th Week) Light Breed, Single H. Saunders (W.L.) 5 249 B. Wilkinson (W.L.) 6 247 Huxtable Bros. (W.L.) 6 246 Heavy Breed, Singles Huxtable Bros. (A. 0. 3 220 P. Mummery (R.1.R.) 5 196 A. Hoare (R.1.R.) 5 193 Light Breeds (6 birds) H. Lucas (W.L.) 28 1389 J. Wilson (W.L.) 17 1378 F. Allen (W.L.) 21 1212 Heavy Breed (6 birds) E. Stephenson (A. 0. 20 1290 J. Wealleans (A. 0. 29 1016 W. Larsen (A.C.) 15 1005 AUCKLAND (44th Week) Heavy Breeds (6 birds) W. Worthington (B.O.) 22 1232 Huxtable Bros. (B.O.) 24 1231 Huxtable Bros. (B.O.) 25 1166 Light Breeds (6 birds) S. Moore (W.L.) 27 1261 G. Douglas (W.L.) 15 1109 Renown P.F. (W.L.) 26 1101 Single, All Breeds W. McKechnie (B.O.) 6 247 Mrs James (B.O.) 6 238 Seddon College 3 233 Light Breeds (4 birds) J. Nixon (W.L.) 23 953 *Mrs Turner (W.L.) 22 932 L. Stuklman (W.L.) 20 886 Heavy Breeds (4 birds) *F. Lusby (14) 8.0. 959

F. Lusby (11) 8.0. x 861 Huxtable Bros. (B.O.) 16 847 Ducks (4 birds) S. Vaile (K.C.) 25 E. Walker (K.C.) 25 Richard Bros. (K.C.) 20 PAPANUI (47th Week) TEST No. I.—J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE. For light and heavy breeds, single penned. Weekly Total Total

TEST No. 2.—WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST. Three pure-bred pullets to be single penned.

E. R. Buckley 201 ■ 210 TEST No. 3.—BLACK ORPINGTONS AND AUSTRAL ORPS.

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

C. M. Goodman (A.O.) No. 1 - 227 C. M. Goodman (A.O.) No. 2 1 219 W. Turner (A.O.) 4 118 A. S. Barrett (A.O.) 4 202 W. Baxter (R.I.R.) 3 204 J. R. Griffen (Barn.) - 151 Ted Turner 5 235 E. P. Anderson (No. 1) 5 210 G. H. Mitchell 5 163 T. S. Dove • 199 R. Liggins «• 219 A. D. L. McClintock (No. 1) 4 227 A. D. L. McClintock (No. 2) 5 233 E. Tilley 6 197 T. Barr 1 60 F. A. Atkinson — 144 J. Still 6 210 W. Skelton 5 212 J. Turner (No. 1) 4 268 Mrs J. A. Ritchie 5 180 J. Cunningham 6 246 E. P. Anderson (No. 2) 4 170 J. Turner (No. 2) 2 219 W. Barrell 4 137 T. Cairns 5 254 E. T. Stewardson 3 179 A. C. Goodlet - 142 A. D. L. McClintock (No. 3) 5 221 R. Liggins (No. 2) 3 234 H. S. Sanders 4 136 J. Hislop • 140 A. O. Oakley 5 240

Total A. W. Pritchard 182 229 179 V. Mabey 233 181 219 Green Bros. - 218 229 T. S. Dove 223 226 231 E. P. Anderson - 232 261 R. T. Thomson 248 211 241 J. Liggins 201 194 258 T. Barr 253 240 259 C. Bartley 229 191 237 R. J. Bate 193 233 170 W. M. Evans 224 230 259 Cotswold Poultry Farm 127 261 221 W. Turner 264 228 204 W. A. Coombes . 228 175 L. J. McNeill 216 211 254 S. B. Roberts 236 181 183 C. O. King .184 169 215 J. Turner - 191 225 Mrs J. A. Ritchie 230 219 230 Mrs L. Loydd 167 226 171 J. E. Rainey 235 190 221 G. H. Dahlenburg (No. 1) 144 141 155 G. H. Dahlenburg (No. 2) 255 203 255 Mrs M. Garrett 258 196 233 A. C. Goodlet 183 222 214 Calder Bros. (No. 1) 229 237 187 Calder Bros. (No. 2) 192 181 208 Mrs A. W. Pritchard 106 214 255 J. Cunningham 213 244 211 A. O. Oakley 192 272 251 C. J. Murray 194 218 193

Total W. A. Coombes 113 237 224 W. M. Evans 155 164 - E. P. Anderson 207 165 193 S. Brumby (No. 1) 186 - 137 S. Brumby (No. 2) 233 233 197 C. 0. King 108 229 248 T. Kennard 210 149 212 C. J. Murray 188 - 199 L. Williams 150 246 195 J. Still 214 204 245 Mrs E. Lees 215 158 180

A. E. Willaims (L.S.) No. 1 200 128 205 A. W. Pritchard (Blk.L.) 201 159 171 S. T. Bason (Lang.) - 118 134 H. J. Anderson (Lan.) 193 185 108 D. A. McKie (R.I.R.) 143 129 194 Mrs J. A. Ritchie (R.I.R.) 145 247 190 A. E. Williams (L.S.) No. 2 115 194 110 R. Pearce (An.) 132 166 223

TEST No. 5—SINGLE HEN TEST, LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS Six pure-bred pullets to be single penned. Total Weekly Total E. P. Anderson 27 1071 T. S. Dove (No. 1) 23 1101 T. S. Dove (No. 2) 19 1314 J. Liggins 14 945 G. H. Lintott 16 1042 E. Tilley 24 1240 F. A. Atkinson . 26 1322 F. Ashworth 21 1231 Miss H. Keddell 8 835 J. W. McGlinchy 25 1303 A. J. White 15 1233 J. B. Lees 17 1223 E. T. Stewardson 19 1277 E. Nottingham 26 1236 F. C. Oetgen 7 752 TEST No. 6.—SINGLE DUCK TEST.

Total w. J. Scott (K.C.) 261 254 251 H. J. Anderson (K.C.) 236 282 251 G. H. Bradford (I.R.) 228 76 201 G. H. Bradford (K.C.) 278 247 234 G. Wright (W.C.) 273 213 245 G. Wright (K.C.) 290 305 307 L. Williams (I.R.) (No. 1) 177 253 183 L. Williams (I.R’) (No. 2) 188 258 204 H. Ware (I.R.) 202 218 203 J. W. Thomson (K.C.) 227 238 208 Mrs F. G. Herridge (P.) ' 176 155 124