POULTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19810, 29 November 1919, Page 11

POULTRY.

NOTES BY “CROW-BLACK.” ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. R.S., Christchurch,— Careful records of the food eaten by several hundred hens in a year show a total average of about 4.Bfioz, or a little less than 4oz of grain and meal, and about ninetenths of other material per day for each hen. Utility, Spreydon.—(l) Dried blood, and blood meal are not generally economical or profitable foods for poultry. (2) Dean meat should be selected for tho laying hen; the fat meat scraps may be used in fattening the table poultry for Christmas. (3) The warmer the weather the more green food and pure fresh water will be required for the fowls. (4) Some lean meat should be fed to the laying hens when kept on the intensive system; proto-nuts are used on some large plants; one pound is stated to contain as much protein ns 41b of wheat. (5) The art of feeding correctly is not easily described. It is rather a matter of judgment on the part of the attendant in supplying the fargest amount of food consistent with keeping the appetite keen Tho Christchurch Poultry Club will meet on Monday higbt, and the Utility Poultry Club on Tuesday night. Some of the iNorth Island Rhode Island Rod Club members are going in for importing. Mr S. Milligan, who imported a trio recently from America, is expecting another lot from Australia, and Mr A. C. Yelland, who received a trio last June from New South Wales, will shortly land a trio from America, costing 100 dollars. Breeders in the north are stated to have had a most successful chicken season, and Rhode Island Reds promise to be numerously represented at the shows next winter. Eggs are becoming very scarce, and prices are hardening. During this summer they have averaged Is 8d per dozen in the South Island and Is 10d in tho North Island. The secretary of the Canterbury Egg Circle states that be will not be surprised if 4s per dozen is the ruling rate next winter. Owing to the extensive alterations to the houses at the Papamii competition, the sixteenth test is unlikely'to commence until April 17—nine days later than usual. . Auckland has decided to run a second single pen teams’ competition for six birds, and increase tho entry foe. On Thursday evening Mr J. B. Merrett will give a short address at Kaiapoi on ‘‘How to Prepare and Market Eggs.” Mr J. 'l. M’Harg will also speak for ten minutes on “ How to Select and Cull the Flock,” Mr J. Diggins on “ How to Feed and Brood Chickens,” Mr Wigglesworth on “How to Feed for Egg-Production,” and Sir W. A. Geo will give some hints for farmyard poultrykeepors. On Thursday afternoon Sergeant Fazackerley, poultry instructor at tho Military Sanatorium at Cashmere, and about two dozen returned soldiers ' poultry farm. The Bunvood enthusiast imparted considerable information to the visitors in regard to poultry management, whilst showing the returned men over the P? nS ~ layers, the breeding stock and the chicken yards. The visitors were entertained at tea on the lawn, and before leaving Sergeant Fazackeiley, on behalf of the returned soldiers, thanked Mr and Mrs Liggins for their hospitality. c A lecture on poultry management will be given by Mr J. Liggins in the Guam her of Commerce on Thursday December 11. Particulars are advertised. SEASONABLE HINTS. Cool, shady places and freedom from the irritation of overheated houses and insect vermin should he the order of the day. Chickens must have shade at this time of the year to protect them from the glaring rays, of the sun. It will scorch the backs and wings of heavy breeds which have not feathered well, and will make life a burden to them. If natural shade does not exist, artificial shade of some kind must be provided. It is now too late to be hatching tho chicken that will lay the profitable egg. All male birds not intended to be carried over for another breeding season should be marketed. "Fowls intended for Christmas market should be confined in a comfortable pen, fed liberally during the next throe weeks, and marketed as soon as they are well fattened 1 . No profit can be made from a cockerel sold as a table bird that is neglected in any way or kept on a lean diet. •Now is the time that vermin multiply in abundance. Cleanliness, repeated sprayings, and good dust-baths are necessary. Whore fowls are kept on the intensive system it is a good plan to throw a bucket of water on the earth in the house, and the birds will later be found enjoying a dust bath in the moistened earth. Most poultry breeders are aware of the necessity of supplying shell grit to laying hens. But there are still some who are not sufficiently impressed with the importance of this material in the poultry yard. Hens cannot sustain production and continue to make shell from their food. Birds should always have access to grit, and the supply should never be allowed to run out. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. PRIZE SCHEDULE FOR SIXTEENTH COMPETITION. , The Schedule Committee has decided to recommend that six tests be hold for fowls and two for ducks, viz.: (1) Light breed single fowl contest, limited to about 24 pens; (2) heavy breed single fowl contest, limited to about six pens; (3) light breeds single pen fowl teams’ contest, limited to about 34 teams of three purebreds of one variety; (4) heavy breeds single pen fowl teams’ contest, limited to about twelve teams

r^i^ U i Ce P urc hredß of one variety: (5) iiSiit breeds flock teams’ contest, limited to about 34 teams of six purebred rou’is; (o) heavy breeds flock teams contests, limited to;about twelve teams ol six purebred fowls of one variety; ,v' smgle pen duck teams’ contest, limited to twelve teams of three purebreds; (8) single pen duck ’ contest, limited to about twelve pons,It is proposed to allocate 25 per cent ot the total entrance money received tor each test back to the competitors 111 Prize-money. 'First, 10 per cent, second o per cent, third 2£ per cent, and Y per cent for special prizes. To bo eligible lor any prize-money the winners. in all light breed tests must lay eggs averaging 240z or over to the dozen, heavy breeds 230z and ducks 260z during the last eight months of tno competition (or during the full period of the test). The tJtudholme diploma and gold medal will be open to all competitors m the light and heavy breed single pen teams of three birds each, while the challenge shields will bo offered for competition in the flock teams of six birds each. No replacements are to be allowed, except during the first week, or later in case of accident in a flock team and by order of the Management Committee. The laid in each pen are to be kept separate, and weighed weekly. Xn the smgle pen teams’_ contests the eS I from each bird will be weighed, °as special prizes will be given for greatest ueight by a single bird, but the weight of the team s eggs will be counted collecfavely when reckoning for the 240 a per aozen for prize-money. Ihe committee recommend that the ter- lllttv Insfc ™ctors be any specimen sent forwaid with wry tail, side sprigs on comb, scaly legged or feathers on legs blrds • adly infect «d with holy hco and necessitating disinfecting,, birds with legs feet or plumage other than nntu SPe< + fie< l the dominion utility poultry standard, any bird that is suflenng from disease, or which in i\m opinion of the judges are flspecimens of the breed. DOt f<ur papanul +1 f JP° d yielcJ Was recorded for n WMk rf th » BffiV onltrj Clubs competition, though a 7r:n f °; irteen of the breeds braodv Tb 1 'v beavy team, broody Th e leading bird in the liriit ingle pn also by Mrs E. D. Hm® Sr “ti M t ad r s and BwfwE S w b s srjt tie H 7 J. r Xb?rtoQn’r d O J T] Webb ’® 1 each 36> > F. S °n , S i »' Si S ’S4‘ B^ nne . it,s a °d R-’W Combe’s buying telk 77n‘ V rim t® 8 * f , pwls ar ° Mrs GorinskSnen t eggs less than the winners S th d ° Zen year competition Th"- he one ' - tL f : v°s s te^ toGHT BREED SINGLE PEN BIRDS (0 4 , No. Weight. S. L. Beer, W.L T' °r Tot *l. Green Bros., W.L. T ® JBl Miss James, W.L. n „ “ 178 Mrs E. D. Hunter, W.L 7 m o 177 Crider Bros., W.L. q ? 177 E. B. Marsden. W.L. . g iq £ I™ rrrid B Tr siNGL r E ™ Ds(?) - Groan Bros., A.B.R. . 6 12 5 EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE TEST 808. SINGLE BIRDS (30), E. E. Marsden, W.L. . 4 7 „ ' J. Liggins, W.L. . 7 1 T. E. Conway, W.L. .0 Hr S. Dick, W.L. • i 5 10 B JS Gieon Bros, W.L. . 6 ’ m 3 T. Wilkinson. W.L. . 7 is 12 }g LIGHT BREED TEAMS (56). E. E. Marsden, W.L. ,26 is 10 iorv E. G Terry. W.L. .33 « ? }J* 0. Thomson, W-L. ,85 67 4 D. F. M’Dougall, W.L. 85 71 0 J. Digging, W.L. . 29 61 6 9« S. L. Boer, W.L. , 55 U 0 HEAVY BREED TEAMS (12), T. E. Conway, Blk 0. . 28 61 1 nai T. Dowthwaite S.W. .37 B3 8 %e J. Nancotrow, Blk 0. . 19 40 8 740 TWO-YEAR SINGLE PEN BIRD CONTEST (3). Tracey King, W.L. . 6 13 7 493 W, A. Gee and Son .6 12 10 357

TWO-YEAR TEAMS CONTEST (4). H. W. Beck, W.L. .37 59 4 2210 Mrs Gorinski, W.L. .29 63 3 2199 H. Williams, M. . . 2 63 0 2029 DUCK TEAMS (9). W. T. Green, I.R. .84 89 1 1065 % Donald, LB. . 81’ 81 10 095 W. T. Green. No. 2. 81 84 10 965 . TWO-YEAR DUCK TEAM. fW. T, Green, LR. .22 49 12 2259 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST (6). W. T. Green, I.R. .6 11 5 212 L. Wadham, I.R. .6 12 2 187 Broodies,—Light Breeds: Pens 19, 63, 72, 73, 76. 79, 97, 98 and 110 ,one bird each; Pens 61, 62 and 101 two birds each. Heavy Breeds: Pens 121, 127 and 131 one bird each; Pen 123 two birds. + Signifies two ducks dead; * one duck dead. BENDIGO-224 DAYS. R. Howard, W.L, .... 6 208 H. Banbury, W.L. , . .7 pO3 E. Berry, W.L. .... 6 198 Kelvin P. (Farm .... 6 196 H. B. James, WJj. ... 6 195 J. C. Fitzgerald Blk O. . . 7 204 0. Brown, Blk 0 6 201 Bruni Poultry Farm, 8.0. . , 7 195 W. A. Shevill .... 6 194 F. Lambert, S.W. . ... 7 193 WHITE LEGHORN TEAMS. Wet Mash. Dry Mush. A. Scott . . 818 J. Wharton . 904 Kelvin Farm . 908 A- Entick . . 898 W. Peeler . . 692 Candoe Farm . 859 BLACK ORPINGTON TEAMS. Bambra Farm . 975 Marviile Farm . 949 Murvillo Farm . 922 J. Roberts . 929 flillerest Farm . 918 W. A. Shevill . 929

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