Average Cost and Hatch Results From Washington Station Trials
Washington experiment station data estimate average hen feed cost at 1.50 per hen yearly for general purpose breeds and 1.35 for Leghorns and Anconas. Egg production costs average 16 cents per dozen. Incubating trials show 2,300 of 3,000 eggs hatched and 8 percent brooding loss. Egg weights 24 to 27 ounces per dozen yield more vigorous chicks. eggs over 27 ounces hatch poorly. Three lots of White Leghorn pullets tested cracked corn rolled barley and whole oats as supplements. grain use 1,040 1,060 and 1,000 pounds. mash 400 360 and 430. total feed costs 26.40 23 and 23.60. eggs laid 2,975 2,974 and 2,574. weight gains 27 32 and 17 pounds. Fertility and chick raising: lot1 185 fertile 158 raised, lot2 180 fertile 150 raised, lot3 168 fertile 133 raised.
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First Attention to Chicks in Early Rearing
Young chicks need quiet warmth for 36 to 48 hours after hatching. Provide sand or grit water, then light foods such as hard boiled eggs, dry bread, oatmeal, or chick starter. Feed gradually. four times daily by one month, then three times daily after three months, with gradual transitions from finely ground feed to cracked grains and corn as they grow.
First Feed Tips for Chicks and Eggs as Alternative
A good first feed for little chickens is rolled oats sprinkled for about one hour, nutritious and relished, but limited use is advised. Hard boiled eggs ground and mixed with dry bread crumbs also work as an initial feed with reference to F. A. King abstracts.
A Woman Detective's Story From EdgertonTrap
A woman detective recounts pretending to recruit Aaron Burt for a church mortgage scheme in Edgerton and Avondale. She feigns support, gains Burt’s trust, arranges a trap with accomplices, and Burt is captured in a trunk after a staged theft. The arrest yields a $200 share for the detective.
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