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Poultry Xotes,_, Coutmucd from Pclgc l i5·)
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in full l:n has very red li(;:ld points
(se two bones con-
trat t a-. produrlion c~'n'es nnd expand a.., lay1ng
commcnCP-.. r n a hl'n thot is la~ ing one should b~
able to pla<-.c t\\O fin~Prs at lca'-t bNween th<'"~' two
h(1nes <1nd onl1 onP or le-. .... if tlw bird j, out of
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'fhi~ i-. :1. r<•li.1hlf' tf'~t for pulii'Ls tha t are re -
d!'ning up to !a), a.; one can judg< how n< ar they
.1n to production.
! •. ·~ Colour and L"yin£;.-L"g rolou r ic; al ... o a
"'uirling- factor in \'Pilow-lf'gg-Nl br<:<'d ... , bccau'-P after
~ p<>riod of h<>n\~ ia_ying- th<> ~ellow pignwnt j. .. flr~wn
out of th~ ... h.tnk ....... o that th~y aepC'ar pal<' and
whiti,h.
In I'Xamining- \\'ynndott<'" or L,..ghorn-.
thcr.~fo•<' at this ~tag-<' I 'hould -;u,pect :1' out of
l,t\ .111 hitsr ,., nJid h<' placed on lifx>ra l •afon<> in ordrt
tlwt a fin:d aop of rggo: might b(' obtained
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h<'n c<'nc. ... p due tiou nnd hi' orC' c;ht c;tarh to moult
c;hP "hould h(' removed from th<' fl ock. Tht' idf'<1
i" to prf'vc>nt th~ lwbit of ff'athcr .droppi ng frorn
'-J•r<>.~:1th.f'f"
c;hnulc; tlwv arf' to be> k·~pt on
;11wth.-r \Nlr. T c;ho11ld pn·f•·r to t '\k l' aw~w nil
hr ns that h:l\'1"! start<.'d to moult, nnd to pl'lC'P thl'm
in nJH' llock. <.o t • •I ill~ th• m that a quick moult
i m:,d · po ...... ih!P t;hort rat ion-; a t thP bl'ginnmg
will ... oon o.,f·tvl thrnt \V<'II into thP moul t. Th<' r<>a<.on
l c;ug-gesl a h:•r.trnf'd moult is he<-au<;e T require such
llf'n' to h,.. o\'l'r th,.. moult and in l.ty a~ain lH"
O ('!oher. t hPn ft) ··onlrihuiP lh ir quota to tlw wintPr
q . .;g-hn ... kPt<>. I hr otl11 r h<'nc; thrtt lH' l<'ft will hr
in I·" , JI HI will hf· ft·d lih·•r.tlh for ,.gg!', tlw id•·a
b• in!.!" ro ke~·p lht m prmhH ing- in..,l• .HI of rnoultint:.
'\rtPr • 1.11• moult th( y will rH~>Illllli'IH" to la\'
,,lo Hit P rt•' rnlH·r. and hr-li•·fit:n!~ b\ · h·· r,.,t will nwlCIId you r ...
in thl' hou ... t and run, because thcv will
... ,m·ad the habit, and when the moult is wcJI starlt'd
ob ... ervc utter c l€'anliness and incrcnc;e the ration-;,
fina lly f<'<'ding u p for f'ggs.
.\ s the ll<'W feather ...
c..how th rough n libf·ral di<.'t will help their growth.
\[oult ing hf> n <; n€'Cction from the C'IE•ment-..
.tnd ... hould bf> confined to th<·ir c;cratching ... h<'dc, or
JOtPno;ivl' hous('-. if thl' wind j.., bitter or th<' w<>athH
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. '1\othing will hold up moulting bird,
.nor,. tha n PXpo,ur(', and onr mu.,t not let them
"c,t;md ... till."
T>t'lavwg tire \1 oult - \Vhe(r on1• j.., d<>-.irou ... of
prf>' f'nting or dcla) ing thP moult in th<' hop!' of
~~ tting cggc: ff'<'din g mu ... l bc> tibf'r(ll '-O th,tt lo'-<> of
<-orHiition will not b( Jll('t with. .\b<.;olutt • dr~nb
n, ....... rnu . . t be ob.,<'rVf'd in hou ... ing, all s trn\ {Pathrrc;
hPing t Pmoved dnilv. If am h('n-; in lhe flock ~tart
to moult th('y c,hou.ld bf> rC'JllO\'f'd, hrc~lU'>f"' the) will
onh c;prr·ad thC' habit which the above method' Jre
in l<'ndNi to pr<'Vt•n t.
n nqvr r
"\on c1 -~fr. Pow<'ll-Ownl i'> willing to
an) individual querif·<,.
1lw-.e must hr- nrrorn·
p . tnif'd by a stamf){>d €'nvelop,..,
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