Standard Bred Fowls Improve Egg Production with Superior Cockerels
Standard-bred hens lay more eggs than mongrels, with top flocks averaging 161 to 162 eggs per year in Connecticut and New Jersey. Breeding mongrels to standard-bred stock yielded phenomenal gains, up to 207 eggs in three generations, and hybrids with White Leghorn crosses showed even larger increases. Uniform flocks fetch higher market value due to consistent size, color, and quality.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Keen Interest in Poultry Rearing Increases Information Access
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports rising daily interest in poultry raising from early this year. Department of Agriculture notes poultry literature distribution surpassing all previous records with over 40 general bulletins and many technical works on breeds management housing incubation breeding and culling.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Limberneck in Birds Seen as Paralysis From Toxins
No cure exists for limberneck, a paralysis of neck muscles in poultry. It stems from decayed meat and poisons like arsenic on farms. Prevention is key, with strict disposal of dead birds to stop spread.
Preparation of market fowls in constrained enclosures
Fowls intended for market should be kept in small enclosures and not allowed to wallow to save free range since they will run off flesh as their ration allows. It is unwise to feed fowls green food during fattening. Commercial feeders use crates and keep birds there throughout the fattening period.
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