POULTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16539, 24 September 1921, Page 11

POULTRY.

NOTES BY ** CROW-BLACK.” The Management Committee of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club will meet on Tuesday night. On Monday evening the return card match and social evening between tho Christchurch Poultrv Club and the Christchurch Cat Club will be held. Mr G. H. Ambler has just heard from Mr Powell Owen that the Poultry Club in England has decided to offer a £lO 10s challenge cun for best bird in utility classes at any show under Poultry Club rules. The cup has to bo won eiVht times before being won outright, but it may be competed for at three or four shows in one day. Mr Owen states that at one of the big shows just held there were 360 White Wyandottes penned. , In the open classes there were 110 pullets and 200 cockerels. As utility fowls have only been catered for at shows during the past two years, the foregoing shows the trend of events at Homo. Mr C. J. Cussen, Government Poultry Instructor, will giro an address on poultry-keeping at Lowcliffs on Monday night, and at Clandeboys on Tuesr dav evening. On Tuesday night the Utility Poultry Club passed a motion of sympathy with Mr H. Williams (president of the club) in his bereavement; also one with the relatives of the late Mr Miles Verrall. Mr Fred Rogen. well known to New Zealand fanciers, has gone into partnership with Mr John Christie, of the Black Rock Poultry Farm, Melbourne. Mr J. Christie is a brother of Mr R. 11. Christie, the famous Black Orpington breeder, who won the heavy breed single bird competition at Papanui last, year. SEASONABLE HINTS. Do not hatch morq chickens than you can care for properly. It is more profitable t 0 rear fifty pullets properly than one hundred indifferently. Chickens aro like children—thej' disappoint you if you merely drag them up. Keep the chickens busy. Throw the chick food in the chaff litter, and they will sing if they are thriving. A small quantity cf lean meat given occasionally will also keep them busv, but care must be exercised in regard tp the quantity to give. Tlio trouble of chicks being gummed up in the vent is caused by chill, overheating or bad feeding. Provide the chickens with a good supply of fin© grit, and do not ovei- • look giving them finely chopped, succulent erreen food. Gapes in chickens is caused by the presence of worms in the windpipe, which, if not speedily dislodged, prove fatal. Foul ground is a very frequent cause. It is most important to burn any birds that di© of this complaint, 1 for if only buried, tho worms come to the surface and are eaten by the other fowls. To cure, take a long flight feather, dip it in turpentine, insert down the bird’s throat, turn round gently a few times, and slowly withdraw. Repeat this several times daily till the birds are cured. Tho heavy rains of last week will no doubt have penetrated many chicken houses. Keep a watchful eye on the toes of the chickens, and remove any nobs of dirt. If the weights ar© allowed 'bo remain the chickens will b© unable to scratch, and will go back in condition. about eggs. Break eggs' one at a time into a saucer, so that anyono can be rejected if necessary. When separating whites from yolks | not a speck of yellow must get into the j whites, or they will not whip well. A pinch of salt sprinkled over the ego's makes them whip better _to a stiff froth. Add a teaspoonful of cold water to a raw egg that is to be used for egg and crumbling purposes, in order to remove the stringiness. AMONG OUR ADVERTISERS. During the week we called at Messrs G. H. Woods and Co., at the corner of Ferry Road and Barbadcea Street. Last season the firm put on the market the chicken food known as the “Eureka.” Though it requires considerable practice before the poultry keeper learns to distinguish the good from, the had samples amongst the great variety of proprietary mixtures of chicken foods, the leading poultrymen of Canterbury have not been slow to recognise . the quality of the “Eureka’’ chick food. This food has also become famous for its quality in Invercargill, at the Government poultry station at Milton, and is used by Calder Bros. and others around Oatnaru. During our visit we were shown all the ingredients in the mixture, and we have no hesitation in saying the best of grains are used; the firm’s chief aim being to produce a first-class article, and not use damaged wheat or include useless or unnecessary seeds. We noted also that the firm do not add stone grit to the mixture, preferring to allow' the poultrymen to make their own choice of grits. The Eureka chick food is very clean and free of dust. We next called on Mr G. H. Bradford, a most enthusiastic breeder of White Leghorns and W hit© Rocks. He is represented at Papanui with a team of the former, which laid 34 eggs last week, and seven single penned White Leghorns, five of which have the following good totals for live months and one week :—124 eggs, 116, 114, 113 and 108; only one Gf the seven birds laying under the standard weight at the September 17 weighing. For liis foundation stock Mr Bradford spared no expense, and he has been well re- , warded by great sales, both in adult pedigree stock and dav'-old chicks. This year Mr Bradford has ten breeding pens mated, most of which are headed by cockerels bred from his 322 privately tested hen, and all the brids are accommodated in standard size housfes. In the incubator house Mr Bradford has three machines at work, two of which were made by himself and a friend. One of them has been tested and given excellent results. The machines are the best finished article the writer has seen. In the brooder house Mr Bradford has an imoorted brooder which broods 500 chickens, and 300 odd at the time of rnv visit were found to be little trouble to care for.

EGC-LAYIMC COMPETITIONS PAPANTJI COMPETITION. There was a great increase in the eggproduction for the twenty-third week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry .Club's c§TS" laying competition. The egg yield for t-be week ended September 17, compared, with the previous V7©ek, was as follows: No. Last eggs. week. 5 Heavy "breed pullets (s.ip.) . 24 23 18 Light breed pullets (s.p.) . 95 91 60 Light breeds (flocks of six) 331 306 72 Light breeds (returned soldiers, flocks o£ six pullets) 397 852 25 Ducks (s.p.) .... 130 129 18 Ducks (flocks of six) . 109 101 44 Heavy breeds (s.p.) * . 201 171 203 Light breeds (s.p.) . . 1C59 974 442 Fowls and ducks . . 2354 2147 The average egg-yiald for the week was 5.3 per bird. In the returned soldiers’ flock team contest J. C. Musgrave’s six White Leghorns laid 42 eggs, P. It. Whitford’s 86, E. L. Rice’s 36. and J. Hannah’s 35; while in the open flock team test the best performances were made by J. Liggins’s six White Leghorns, 37 eggs, T. 11. Gardiner's 85, I. H. Penrose's So and G. H. Bradford’s 34. In the single pen tests, possibles wore laid by R. Pearce's No. 1 Ancona, W. J. Richard’s No. 2. C. A. Inder's No. 2, Tracey Kind's No. 2. W. Aldous’ No. 2 and W. H. West’s Nt>. 3 White Leghorns. W. T. Green’s and C. P. Hill’s teams of three ducks laid 21 eggs each. The weekly laying and egg weights of the leading pens on September 10 in the several I tests were (subject, to the egg weight clause being complied with): | HEAVY BREED SINGLE BIRDS.

A. C. Clements, No. 2.5 12 6 12S The leading aggregates are : —W. T. G reau 543, and li. W. Hawke 3‘24. In the flock teams of ducks, J. Hannah's laid 39 eggs and T. J. Richards’s 36 f or the week; W. T. Green’s third-year test team 23, and J. C. Wilson’s single pen White Runner 7. WOOLS TON. In the Woolston dry mash experimental test the eighteen White Leghorn pullets laid 95 eggs weighing 198 oz during the twentyfourth week. The leading bird (W. Taylor’s) laid daily, increasing its total to 135, J. Campbell’s 125 and J. Evans's 111. SOUTHLAND. The leading pens at the close of the twenty-second week were: SINGLE BIRDS.

Two hundred and twenty-eight eggs were

' gathered from the 41 duckß and 1215 eggs from the 257 fowls for the week. STUDHOL.ME TEST. On Friday week Messrs F. C. Bfowa and C. J. Cusson (Goverament Poultry Instructors) apportioned points for the second judging for sample of egg Bin tlie New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's egg-laying competition as follows*-—-

The following birds were laying tinted or slightly tinted eggs in the light breeds: Pens '27-2, 29-1. 39-1. 51-1 and 2, 56-9. 63-3, 65-1. 2 and 3., 66-1, 92-1 end 2, and 93-1 and 3; No. 119-2 was iieht in colour in the heavy breeds. "W. J. Chambers, J. J. Rowberry, I). Y. Gibson, T. Dowihwaite, C. H. Izard and A. G. F. Ross had only two of the throe bh-Ja in profit.

No. Weight. Total eggs. oz. dr. to date. J. 3?. Dreweft, B.O. 6 12 9 143 R. Christie, B.O. .6 12 1 99 LIGHT BREED SINGLE BIRDS. No. Weight. Total eggs. oz. dr. to date. W. E. Ward, W.L. 4 8 11 116 E. J. Merrimnn, W.L. . 6 12 5 116 O. H. Bradford. W.L. 6 12 8 313 C. Ridlev, W.L. 6 13 0 111 H. W. Beck. W.L. . 4 9 1 111 LIGHT BREED SINGLES/' (Competitors to enter Three Pullets.) No. Weight. Total eggs. oz. dr. to date. W. H. West, No. S . 7 14 6 136 I I. H. Penrose, No. 8 . G 12 7 133 Hon C. H. Izard, No. 1 . 6 11 3 3 31 C. P. Bradford, No. 1 6 18 2 3 24 G. H. Bradford. No. 1 . 6 12 1 124 R. W. Coomhes, No. 1 . 6 12 15 121 C. N. Thomson, No. 1 . G 32 0 121 Green Bros., No. 2 5 10 0 119 Competitors with the best aggregates for the three birds are : — Green Bros.—119, 119, 113 . * 351 R. W. Coo robes—>121, 113, 112 s 346 Ivan Penrose —117, 94, 133 . • 344 P. Whitford—118—119, 105 . 342 C. A. Inder—111, 324, IDS . 343 HEAVY BREED SINGLES. (Competitors to enter Three Pullets.) No. Weight. Total eggs. 02. dr. to date. A. G. F. Rosa, B.O. G 12 8 133 Hon C. H. Izard 5 10 10 12P T. Conway, B.O. 6 13 8 125 R. Christie, B.O. . 6 12 4 126 J. B. Merrett, B.O. . 5 9 4 122 The leading aggregates Tracey King, S.W.—115, 120, 120 . 355 J. B. Merrett, B.O.—122, 121, 85 . 328 F. H. Lovell, S.W.—122, 101, 89 . 312 FLOCK TEAMS (of Sin Pullets). No. Weight. Total eggs. oz. dr. to date. Green Bros. s 33 65 3 604 Verrall Bros. . 32 €7 13 571 RETURNED SOLDIERS’ CONTEST (Sin Pullets). Total 1 No. Weight. eggs. oz. dr. to date. J. C. Musgrave 42 86 9 667 E. L. Rice . . 86 G7 10 651 A. H. Adams . 30 65 10 641 SINGLE DOCK CONTEST. No. Weight. Total eggs. oz. dr. to date. R. W. Hawke, No. 9 7 37 6 159 W. T. Green, No. 1 . 7 19 9 147 T. Dowthwaito, No. 3 0 17 2 136

Weelc’3 Grand Total Total. Chas. Thomson „ . . . 7 128 Tracey Kin# . . 5 121 D. P. M'Dougall . . . . 7 121 J. White . 7 119 P. Nelson . 6 119 TEAMS OF G PULLETS. Tracey King . . 84 669 A. E. Morris . . . . 83 650 J. E. Anderson a . - 28 579 Smart Bros. . . . 28 564 G. J. Scott . » . . 31 557 P. Nelson . 33 55G Mrs F. Gorinski . 32 552 TEAM OF 6 DUCKS. • Alex. Peat . 42 GST Alex. Peat . 36 504

$ $ Colour. js £ 1 1-1 Eh *£ A.noon a fi36 ll. P*>aroe c 6 7 7 N. R. Forbes 9 6 9 S 32 Manorcas — H. Williams . Brown Beghorns— 6 5 9 8 28 29 Hiram Hunter White Beghorns—7 7 8 7 25 C P. Bradford . 6 6 6 7 Mrs F. Gorinski . 8 0 6 27 Mrs F. Gorinski . 7 9 7 S SI W. J. Chambers . 6 4 6 G 22 John Webb . 6 G 7 7 26 It. W. Hawke 6 8 5 23 G. Bonnett . 7 a G 28 W. J. Richards , 6 8 8 4 26 J. Rftttigan 5 5 7 4 21 Wm. Spence . 7 7 8 8 80 C. A. Inder . 6 9 8 6 28 C. P. Bradford . 8 7 7 7 29 Calder Bros. . 4 7 4 7 22 Calder Broe. . 7 7 8 7 29 H. Williams a 7 8 0 27 Waitoitoi Stud 6 8 26 R. A. Foubister . 7 9 7 8 31 J. Byness 7 7 8 6 28 • J. J. Row berry . 5 6 .6 6 23 J. Liggina 6 0 7 5 23 J. Liggins 7 5 8 7 27 Hiram Hunter 6 7 7 6 26 D. Y. Gibson G 6 6 23 Thos. Kennedy 4 6 6 G 22 H. W. Busch 7 6 7 7 27 T. J. Richards 7 7 S G 28 G. W. Black e 7 7 5 25 E. W. Jones . 7 6 7 6 26 P. R. Whitford . 7 8 7 7 29 I. H. Penrose 5 ‘6 5 6 22 Tracey Kin* 7 7 7 7 27 G. H. Bradford . G 8 6 7 27 G. H. Bradford . 6 G 7 6 25 R. W. Coombaa G 6 7 7 26 C. Bennett . Scientific 6 5 8 7 26 Breeders’ Assn. 6 6 7 26 H. L. Downey 8 9 8 8 33 \Y. Aldous 6 6 7 G 25 A. A. Hoaro . 6 6 7 6 24 A. A. Hoare . G 7 7 4 24 • Webb Bros. . 6 6 6 6 24 R. Wilson S G 7 26 J. B. Merrett 6 7 7 7 27 Green Bros. . 7 8 7 7 29 Green Bros. . 6 6 7 o 24 C. N. Thomson T 7 7 7 28 C. N. Thomson . 8 7 8 3 31 G. Bonnett 5 5 8 5 20 S. B. Beer . . 6 G 25 S. B. Beer . 5 G 7 7 25 W. Newall 7 6 8 G 27 Smart Bros. . 8 8 8 8 32 C. Ridley G 9 3 6 29 Chris. Renn . 7 G 23 J. Gunn . t 6 3 S 7 31 D. P. Coulter Y v •z6 A. G. Mumby .6 8 7 6 27 C. H. Izard . 7 7 6 7 27 C. H. Izard . 6 7 6 23 C. H. Izard . 6 6 7 5 24 W. P. Hern . 7 7 6 27 White Crest . 7 7 6 25 C. P. Hill . 6 fi 7 24 W. H. West . 5 6 7 6 24 Rhode Island RedsA. E. Hounsell . G 6 7 23 H. Hunter . Silver Wyandottea— 7 8 7 7 29 T. Bowthwaite 6 6 6 6 24 T. King 6 8 7 6 27 F. H. Lovell White Wyandottes— 7 G 7 7 27 T. Kennedy Black Orpingtons— 7. 8 3 30 R. R. Christie 7 6 7 7 57 A. H. Wheeler . G 9 8 8 St T. E. Conway S pro sen and 9 8 S 7 32 Arthur 9 9 9 7 7 82 Sproeen and Arthur 9 9 7 7 32 C. II. Izard . G 6 G 6 24 A. G. F. Ross G 6 6 6 24 J. B. Merrett 3 7 6 6 24