THE POULTRY YARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8003, 5 May 1904, Page 1

THE POULTRY YARD.

.''' ; ROTES FOR FANCIERS. (By CBOW-BLACK.) " * At the Queensland Agricultural College, deven breeds have been tested for eggT kying during the past season upon much the same lines *s those followed in the Kew Scuta Wales and South Australian * egg-layine competition, except that ■ the r t^riqd set apart extended over nine months : (n&IaA of 'the whole year. The results ■'"" teve been sKtisfac^pry, the leading pen having registered 897 eggs. The breed was • White Leghorn. ' The following are the reI Intns of the breeds, of which there were % - «ix hens in each pen; theAtime of starting "*rtus May ■'%■ 1903, of ending January il, 1904:— White Leghorns, 897 eggs; )'sfc*fcw» [Leghorn*, . 895 ; -Black Orpingtons, A^-gßfr; White 'Wyahdottes, 881; Silver-grey ? Workings, ' 879 ; 'Silver Wyandottes, 87,9 ; ; ; Afinprcas, 878 ; Buff - Orpingtons, 875 ; Wm»ck Spanish, 857 j Langshans, ,856 ; old V 837.. A pen of Plymouth. ' Bocks, started during the latter part of tn« I- Wtest, gave 29* eggs for four months ■ Much dissatisfaction was shown over the h: Wing tf the poultry at the Sydney Royal ? ; fehow^exhibitors on all sides were^ comv^.Wliininff, Orpingtons, Black, .3uff and i V'SS, »aSI4I out of. 655 poultry enHides. The Blacks, as usual of late years, : held their, own as regards numbers but fewere^ely preased.by the Buffs. There We 21' Black cockerels and 25 pultete, as ■■■' Wainst 18 cockerels and ■- 31 pullets _m H guffs In cocks and hens Buffs probably , ■ -will make better, headway in future shows. ■ t Wvandottes, Gold, Silver, White and ■ : Partridge, were represented by 144 birds. ?? The largest classes, -were Gold pullets (13), r-'BUver cockerels (20), pullets (17), and ■ '■ ;^hite pulletß (18). The championships for (Orpingtons were awarded as follow :~-L. •' t, Ramsay scored in Black cocks, .hern and cockerels,; BpnaventurePoul- .-*' -try tfarnv in pullets. " In^ Buffs : Jj. Butcher first in cocks. Harold Cadell ■i i *on in hens and cbckerels>-and C. H. ■ Bavley'B pullet secured the Poultry. U«b y--. Jnodal for the best soft feather. James ■ Gillham woii in Diamond Jubilee cocks and -bens. J. Dunkley in cockerels, and G. V SradshW in pullets. In Wyandottes the • » awards were -.—Gold qock, H. Bennett ; pullet, H. Bennett;, Silver cockerel;, BonaV«iiture Poultry Farm; pullet, Thomas Hblley; White ben, Bonaventure Poultry i .Farm; cockerel W. W. Smith; Partridge v cock, C. H. Bayley; hen, C. H. Bayley; any other variety, A. Jl. v -v^Heniy.' ;In Indian Game Parsons and Wells won the championship in cockSi and H, M. Hamilton in hens. H. Belcher scor- -, V"cd- in cockerels and pullets. Most of the v^G«me classes filled poorly ; still, good birds 5 %reie : penned in- some of the classes. A. J. ' • with an Old English Game cock, ihe coveted /honour of showing the ;, -best ;;- hatd-feathered bird, a distinction 1 which carries with it the Poultry Club's - infcdal; ; Ih the Minorca clashes Harold 'Cadell's birds took the money every time. ' ■ H. M. Hamilton and L. L. Ramsay divided honours in Andalusians, arid Bonaventure ■wept the board in Hamburgs. Leghorns, with 110 entries, made" an attractive dis- ; ' play. White cockerels (19) and- pullets (16\ :>4ere the ljesfc.fiUed classes. T. Nelson won ■;■•: both White championships, P. Thompson • twing first in hens and cockerels. In BroWfts W: j v M'Donnell'js .fowls., put up a good record by taking both championships, *oc\ seenring bios cards in the ■ other two ■ V ■ In Rose-combs, a new variety, i yGranthsan. Poultry Farm won chamin each sex. In Buffs W. B. Bull ; iron two championships. ':'. * Mr C. Wilson has disposed of his Mm- - 1"' ©rca poultry farm. ■. ■ )O\ Saturday morning Mr A. Walker re- - ceiyed a wire from a Blenheim fancier to -forward three Silver Wyandotte pullets, if «nd Mr Pannell has filled three orders this •. 'Vweet.- ; ■'" v ' - ; •■. , ■ : - " : ,■',■' The Clissold poultry farm has bought a ' of Dacre's Silver Wyandotte pullets }'r/ }*n& » cockerel. They are bred the right/ . ;• way,' and two or three should' turn out '•'-'■■• good-ones. ■•■•■- ■. ■ :^ ■.■■■.■'". : . . . . . :'■- Mr*F. Herbert, who was firet in Indian Ganie cockerels at Chrisrfcchuroh, has gone wit ol the famcy. , . . • '. Mr. A. Walker ■ intends making eight entries for the Sydney Show next month. The finrt and special cock and second cockerti at TSmaru, and two pullets will be* hie i . , repMsentatives in Silver Wyjandottes; For tbo Game classes he is sending a Pije pul- ? Jet, two Black-red pullets arid a Black-red ■> :C\:*en.^: M : Z'^r;'' '■ .'. '■ ; r '.-.■■■ ' . ■'■ ■-.:■■■:■ The breeding season is fast approaching, V ■ mod beginners may get "a- good object lesson ■■■'■'•:;': i-bjr yaeiting Mr H-Pannell's at Avonside, ; •whet* abpui three hundred chickens, housv. *6V in' packing-cases until fit, to leave their jnoithers, ' are on less th^n a quarter of an »ere. I have found this system work much Wtter than allowing hen and chicks free range. When confiriejd the houses and birds f HKurt bo kept thoroughly clean, and green ■ 'food, meat and crushed grain given them, *; riW onions chopped up^fine. : '<\ '-.']'' \ .■-'..-.• Mr' H» Cadell scooped the pool in '. Minorcas at the Sydney Royal Show. *': - f On Friday afternoon I had tjhe pleasure of seeing the first and gold medal. Black •' Orpington cockerel at Sydney Royal at Mr 1,. Tyree'B Orpington farm. He. is a good , lbiwl, but I think we have birds here that i- will beat him. in June. He is a splendid type and colour, but is rather large in ; ; comb, the iris of the eye is yellow, and beak too light. > He should mate well with ; Tyree's hens, which have good head■;i : -- pieces^ ■'.--'' •■■.»■■• ' ';■■■.' ; ;: Mr Tyree showed me a letter from Mx B. \C. JPCormick, of Hastings, who was ■ ; highly pleased -with a trio of young Buffs ; be got from ib 6 Orpington Farm three ■'■•' weeks ago. A few days after their arrival . the cockerel scored^ jfirst and the pullet second at the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and f Pastoral Society^ Show. • judging from lie letter there appears to be great rivalry in Buffs at Hastings^ : .;-;