Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1891 — THE POULTRY-YARD. [ARTICLE]

THE POULTRY-YARD.

Two Breeds In a Pen. It is a fact that the great number —millions—of fowls in this country may be found in small flocks, mainly, from ten to fifty in number, says Poultry World. To be sure, there are large establishments where fowls may be counted by the thousands; but the villagers and small farmers, each keeping a small number, make the aggregate poultry census swell to large figures. Many of these small-scale poultry breeders, having limited room at command, desire to keep one of the nonsitting breeds —Leghorns or Spanish —for eggs; but cannot raise chickens with these, and are somewhat troubled about getting sitters. It is an easy matter to manage this affair. There Need be only one apartment and oqe flock. Obtain a sufficient numbei of Brahmas or Cochins for sitting apd let them run with the Leghorn tons and cocks. The eggs of these sitters being brown, may be, readily sorted out from the white ones and used for cooking. The pure white eggs of the Leghorns or Spanish may be used for incubation when the instinct moves the Asiatics to sit —and that will surely come to pass. These sitters may, preferably, be of small size for the breed; large hens being more clumsy and more liable to break the eggs. Plymouth Rocks hardly ever lay eggs so white as not to be distinguished from Leghorn eggs, and they may serve the purpose of sitters; only they do not come to time quite as surely as Asiatics; but they are faithful and careful. A Cochin mother has the very best intentions, yet she may trample out the life of her young. Late hatched pullets are best for this purpose, on account of their small size.