Worthwhile tips for wintering pullets and lice control
Poultry expert L E Card advises cautious handling of early hatched pullets to maintain winter production. He favors confinement from November to April, heavy grain feeding to prevent weight loss, and routine blue ointment treatment for body lice on hens and pullets. He endorses grouping pullets by maturity to optimize growth and egg yield and notes protozymes from the New Jersey Experiment Station as promising to boost digestion and growth.