POULTRY NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20280, 14 April 1934, Page 26 (Supplement)

POULTRY NOTES.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 44 NED AND BON."—From inquiries made, it would appear that the trouble is due to a tumour. This, however, is not considered to be contagious. If you should come across another bird with the same complaint I would advise you to send it to the Government laboratory at the Wallaceville Poultry Station, Wellington, for examination. CONSTANT READER.—The directions for operating any hot-air incubator are applicable to your machine. INQUIRER. —There is no best breed or variety for egg-production, although, on account ol’ the care and attention that some have paid to the particular breed of their fancy they have done well. This concentration on one breed has meant that it has stood above others, not to say that the others were not good breeds, and that they would not have done well also if the same brains had been put into them. The indication is that there is more depending on the breeding than there is on breed or variety, and that any careful student of poultry can take any variety which he likes best,, and by proper breeding can produce high egg producers.

NOTES. (By 44 CROW BLACK. ’) The Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Club will meet on Monday evening. At this meeting further reports regarding arrangements for the annual show will be dealt with, also the reports of the hall committee. Fanciers will regret to learn that All* E.. Humphries, the well-known Westport fancier, is seriously ill. It is the wash of the fanciers that he makes a speedy recovery. Air Humphries is a familiar figure at the West Coast shows, and alwavs benches a large team of birds. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s thirtieth egg-laying competition started at Papanui last Sunday. There was a large attendance of oluo rnembers at the grounds on to assist in penning the birds. Mr C. Cussen. Government poultry instructor, had a busy day examining the entries, approximately 300 birds passing through his hands. There were few rejects, the majority of the entries being of a high standard. The new test known as Test 1A will start to-morrow. It is for experimental purposes, and is for single birds, both fowls and ducks. Air S. F. Marshall, secretary of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club, Kit for AVellington on Wednesday evening to attend the first meeting of the board appointed to administer the Poultry Runs Registration Act. Arr Marshall is the Canterbury and AA'estlund representative on the board. Air and Mrs W. Hart, of Hastings, are visiting Oamaru in connection with the school jubilee celebrations. Mr Hart is a well-known bantam fancier. He hopes to visit Oamaru again in July, on the occasion of the Poultry duo’s jubilee show and exhibit in. the Alodcrn Game Bantam sections. Air and Mrs Hart intend spending a few days in Christchurch on their way home. The Oamaru Poultry Club will hoia its jubilee show in July. The members are working hard to make this year s fixture an outstanding success, and hope to draw up a first-class schedule ot cups, trophies and specials to, attract outside exhibitors. A large entry or Christchurch exhibits is anticipated. Fanciers in Oamaru have had a »ood breeding season, and have orei a large number of stock in view of -he Poultij Club’s jubilee show, at which they intend making an outstanding display ot poultry, pigeons and canaries. Air Brown has an ideal team of long-dis-tance Homers and a large number or youngsters from which to pick the season’s flyers and show , birds. All* AY. Stevens, the well-known Yorkshire canarv breeder, has some excellent specimens of Yorkshires bred from, a recent importation from England. Among the Old English Game Bantam breeders Alessrs A. Morris and Alackay have some excellent stock xiom thiseason’s matings, a wheaten pullet ana a silver Duckwing cockerel in Mr Alackay’s yards being very promising. Air AV. H. Turvey has a large number oi stock to choose from for the coming season’s shows. They include BlackRed, Pile ard Duckwrng. All of this breeder’s birds are ATodern Game Bantams, and a very choice lot they are. Air C. Hart, an enthusiastic fancy pigeon exhibitor, of Hokitika, ..is visiting Christchurch. He attended this week’s meeting of the Unl.wd Pigeon Fanciers’ Club and was welcomed' by the president and members. _ The United Pigeon Fanciers Club held its fifth table show f6r young birds on Wednesday evening. The schedule included Oriental Frills, Owls, any variety, Aluff Tumblers. Modenas, any variety, and any other variety fancy pigeon. A fair entry was receiA'ed in most sections and competition was keen. The judge, Air G. H. Bradford, made the following awards:— Frills: T. W. Richmond 1 and C, F. AV. Chambers 2. Owls: Cloughmore Lofts 1. Aluff Tumblers: H. Crowley 1 and 2, A. Roi 3. Alodenas: F. W. Chambers 1 and 2. , Air W. Fraser has been appointed judge of the Frill pigeon classes at the Christchurch Poultry Club’s show in place of Air W. B. Al’Kenzie. The United Pigeon Fanciers’ Club’s next sh(»Av will be this season’s Produce Stakes Show. A Free-for-All show will also be held, the date selected being Alay 5. Entries close on April 28. Air C. P. Bradford has been appointed judge of both shows. The United Pigeon Fanciers’ Club will hold its table show for young birds during Alay. T*ie schedule is for (1) all first and second prize-winners at previous shows; (2) flying Homer cocks; (3) flying Homer hens. The amateur judging classes will be continued at this show. Air T. H. Jones has been appointed judge. Air J. Griffin, of Governor’s Bay, has entered two birds in the Papanui egg- i laying tests which have attracted a grfcat deal of attention. They are a Barnevelder pullet, which is of nice type and colour and has been selected for heavy egg production, and a AVelsummer, a newcomer to local tests. The Utility Standard Committee set up by the South Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association will meet Air T. Bruce, of the North Island Poultry Association, in the Christchurch Fanciers’ Hall to-morrow, to consider the new utility standard. Air Bruce will submit plates of fowls adopted by the northern association. The day when the poultryman can afford to go on just because he thinks he knows what is best by just mating one bird with another has passed. The man who is to be successful in poultrykeeping must see that he makes a study of his breeders; he will have to do this if he is to get the best out of them.