Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1919 — POULTRY NOTES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY NOTES

Guineas, like geese and pigeons, pair when the number of males and females Is equal. * • » The turkey does not fully mature until two years old, and is at its best at three years. * * * Sometimes the old hens of the heavy breeds will not need fattening, as they have a tendency to take on fat with age. The poultry house should have no draughts; it should be clean and kept clean and no damp floors should be tolerated. • * * A fowl consumes about three ounces of mash in. the morning, two ounces of grain at noon, and four ounces of grain at the evening feed. ♦ * »' Proper equipment in the poultryhouse often is the deciding factor in successful poultry keeping and should be given due consideration. « * ♦ Hens lay best in damp weather, even during winter. It will be noticed that they are more prolific during showery spells than they are when It is dry. The theory Is that moisture produces expansion and growth,” whereas dry, cold or dry warmth contracts.