Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1907 — Winter Layers. [ARTICLE]

Winter Layers.

That it is possible to obtain birds that lay well during the winter months is evident from the oft recorded report of birds that lay more than 200 eggs in the course of a year, au average that is only possible by a fair return during such months, says W. R. Gilbert in Philadelphia Farm Journal. Winter layers are obtainable by hatching birds early in the year and then-helping the pullets through the molt by the judicious use of nutritious foods. The word “judicious” is the key to the situation. Too much food spoils the layer’s eggs. It cannot be too freely reiterated that laying hens should be maintained in a lean, hard condition and on no account be allowed to become fat and flabby.