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- Should all varieties of Leghorns be the same size and shape?
- Are Partridge Wyandottes the same in color as Partridge Cochins?
- Is it advisable to risk setting a pullet on highpriced eggs?
- What is meant by latent defects?
- Should the rear of the comb and the spike curve to conform to the shape of the head, in Wyandottes?
- Is the head of a Wyandotte shorter and broader than that of a Plymouth Rock?
- Are well-spread legs on Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes more desirable than those only fairly spread ?
- In Standard Barred Rocks, is a little dark striping permissible in the beaks of females'?
- Is it not possible for a fowl to show white in the ear lobes temporarily?
- What is the difference in color of Silver Wyandottes and Golden Wyanclottes ?
- Should Black Wyandottes and Black Minorcas have vellow legs ?
- What is a Pea Comb ?
- Is a dark stripe permissible in the upper mandible of the beak of the Light Brahma ?
- Does the Standard call for the same weights in Light and Dark Brahmas?
- What are the Standard weights of Buff Cochins?
- How many points should the Minorca have on its comb?
- What are the Standard weights of Black and White Minorcas ?
- Is not an even shade of buff in all sections of a bird more to be desired, even though it be a trifle light, or dark, than different shades in the same specimen in which the proper shade predominates ?
- What should be the cut for coarse texture of wattles?
- What should be the cut for each missing feather in primaries or secondaries where foreign color disqualifies ?
- What should be the cut where a feather is broken, but not detached, in primaries or secondaries, where foreign color disqualifies ?
- What should be the cut for each broken or missing feather, in primaries or secondaries, of all buff or parti-colored varieties, where foreign color does not disqualify?
- What should be the cut for absence of sickles where foreign color disqualifies?
- What should be the cut for absence of sickles, where foreign color does not disqualify?
- What should be the cut for creaminess of plumage or quill of all white varieties, except Ducks?
- Are not the wing-bows on Buff Rock and Buff Wyandotte males inclined toward red?
- What is the proper shade of buff as demanded by the Standard for buff fowls ?
- Is there any danger of fowls dying in the tub while being washed?
- What should be the cut for frosty edging in any laced section of all laced or spangled varieties ?
- What should be the cut for irregular barring in Barred Rocks?
- What should be the cut for light colored shafting in all buff varieties?
- Do gray specks in a white fowl come under the head of black, which disqualifies ?
- What should be the cut for mealiness in plumage of Buff varieties?
- What should be the cut for mossy centered feathers in laced varieties?
- What per cent of the winter poultry shows are judged by the score card system?
- What should be the cut for irregular or deficient penciling in penciled varieties?
- What should be the cut for black or white in buff varieties ?
- What should be the cut for pinched or gamey tails in Leghorn females?
- What should be the cut if the tail feathers in any variety show not to exceed three-fourths development?
- What should be the cut if the tail feathers in any variety show not to exceed one-half development?
- What should be the cut if the tail in any variety shows not to exceed one-fourth development?
- What should be the cut for each crooked toe?
- How can a fancier know the right price to charge for his eggs for hatching?
- Does the Standard demand the same shade of color in all sections of a Barred Rock ?
- Are buff fowls harder to breed true to color than white ones?
- What are the different varieties of combs found on fowls ?
- When judging by comparison, does the judge consider all disqualification clauses of the Standard?
- What should the cut be for twisted feathers in wing or tail?
- What causes twisted feathers in the wings and tails?
- In comparison judging, does the color of a bird largely influence the decision?
- Are all the Standard-bred fowls of today the descendants of one common ancestor ?
- Does it injure the legs of fowls to allow leg bands to remain upon them constantly ?
- Are there Standards for the different breeds that can be purchased separately?
- How did the Barred Plymouth Rocks originate?
- How did the White Plymouth Rocks originate?
- If a breeder thoroughly understands mating and breeding, how long can he pursue a system of line breeding without introducing new blood?
- How were the Partridge Wyandottes originated?
- How were Silver Penciled Wyandottes originated?
- How was the Golden Wyandotte originated?
- What is the most convenient manner of holding a fowl for the purpose of examining the plumage, etc.?
- Are prizes won at fall fairs considered as valuable as those won at winter shows, as regards the quality of the stock ?
- How did the Buff Plymouth Rocks originate?
- How were the Silver Wyandottes originated ?
- How did the White Wyandotte originate?
- Is there any school where the judging of poultry is taught ?
- Will constant exposure to the hot summer sun deaden the color and gloss of plumage?
- Does a breeder have to be a member of a poultry association to exhibit at it ?
- What is the usual time when fanciers break up their breeding pens for the season?
- Is over-weight desirable in Standard-bred fowls?
- Is it customary, when weighing birds in the show room, to give them the advantage of one-fourth or one-half pound?
- How were the Buff Wyandottes originated?
- Will feeding cayenne pepper to buff fowls aid in getting a rich, deep color to the plumage?
- In order to get the best color on exhibition fowls, is it necessary to keep them from the hot sun during moulting?
- Should the shanks of Brown Leghorns be yellow?
- What is a specialty breeder?
- Should the back of a Leghorn comb follow the shape of the neck, or extend out straight?
- Are exceedingly large combs desirable on Leghorns?
- What is the best and cheapest way for one to learn just how good his stock is?
- Why does the specialty breeder gain greater success, usually, than the breeder of many varieties ?
- Is the color of wings and tail of any special importance more than other sections?
- Does the specialty breeder, as a rule, get better prices for his stock and eggs than does the breeder of several varieties?
- Will washing, if properly done, add to the appearance of any fowl?
- Will washing, if properly done, add to the appearance of any fowl?
- Are dark colored fowls. any better for the city fancier than the white varieties ?
- Are the advantages to be gained by washing fowls worth the trouble required to do the work?
- What should be the cut for crooked keel or breastbone?
- What should be the cut for irregular, indistinct, crescentic or too heavy lacing in all laced varieties ?
- How do fanciers wash the plumage of fowls intended for exhibition?
- How can the legs of fowls be cleaned to best advantage without the use of drugs or chemicals ?
- How can the legs of fowls be highly polished for show purposes?
- Is it wrong to remove off colored feathers from a fowl when preparing it for exhibition if the feathers would disqualify the bird?
- Which is the best grain for fowls confined in the show room?
- Is there anything that will add luster to the plumage of dark colored fowls when preparing them for exhibition ?
- Can any kind of stain be used on the legs of yellowlegged fowls to intensify the color?
- Which is the most important point in selecting breeding birds, shape or color?
- Is there any advantage in practicing double mating with the white varieties of fowls?
- If the quills of the feathers on chicks of the white breeds are yellow, will they get white when the chicks mature f
- How can a fowl be made to stand erect and show to best advantage in the exhibition coops at shows?
- In advertising exhibition stock and eggs, is it better to use a small space in, say, a half dozen journals, or use the combined amount in one journal of equal circulation of the six?
- Are Barred Rock males inclined to grow lighter in color with each succeeding moult?
- Are judges supposed to answer questions in the show room?
- What would be the cut in the show room for a hollow place in the front of a rose comb?
- Do good rose combs have a small hollow place in the front on top?
- Can rose combs be too large?
- Why do Barred Rocks sell for so much higher prices than some other birds?
- Why is it that all poultrymen do not get equally good prices for fancy stock?
- Why are poultry shows always held in the winter?
- What is the principal drawback about taking up new breeds?
- What kind of food should be given to show birds for adding a pound or two of weight quickly?
- Should birds being fed for extra weight be kept in small pens or coops?
- How long before the show should one begin to feed for extra weight?
- How much weight can be put on a show bird that is matured ?
- What is the difference in shape between Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes ?
- When speaking of fine fowls, which is proper, thoroughbred, pure bred or Standard bred?
- In yellow legged fowls, is there a tendency toward the color fading with age?
- Would you advise poultrymen who are breeding for the fancy, to join a specialty club devoted to their breed ?
- How is butter-color used in coloring the legs of fowls for exhibition?
- Why is not a high scoring prize winning bird as good for a breeder as its condition indicates?
- Are the best birds in the show room always the best for breeders ?
- What are some of the first points of excellence a breeder should consider when mating his breeding birds?
- When a judge visits a breeder's yards and scores his fowls, are the score cards given as great consideration by the public as are those obtained in competition in the show room ?
- What amount of space do poultry journals call an inch?
- Can fancy eggs for hatching be packed in any way that will secure safe transportation by mail?
- What is a good tonic to feed the fowls on exhibition in order to keep up their appetite and counteract the evil effects of continued confinement?
- What is the cape?
- What part of the comb is the blade?
- What is the fluff?
- What are the flight feathers?
- What is meant by "faking" in the show room?
- What are the ear lobes?
- What portion of the fowl is the cushion?
- What is the crest?
- What is meant by the term "condition" in the show room?
- What is the shaft of the feather?
- What are the wattles?
- When is the plumage of a fowl said to be "mossy" ?
- What is "frosting"?
- What is meant by the term Symmetry ?
- What is the cut for absence of spike in rose comb varieties ?
- Is slate under color in Buff varieties objectionable?
- What should a fowl be discounted for brassiness in plumage ?
- What is the cut when the rear of a single comb turns around ?
- What do judges cut for thumb marks in combs?
- What are "thumb marks" on combs ?
- When is the best time in the year to buy young stock for exhibition?
- Would a fancier do best with a popular breed or are there too many people breeding -the favorites for one to do a good business with them ?
- Will continued confinement on bare runs have a tendency to bleach the legs of yellow-legged fowls?
- Does punching the web of the foot of a fowl count against it in the show room ?
- Will birds with crooked toes transmit the defect to their offspring?
- The Leghorns have no Standard weight. How are they cut in the show room for being too small ?
- Can parti-colored fowls be improved for exhibition by washing them in the same manner as is practiced with white ones ?
- What is the comparison system of judging fowls?
- What would be the score of a pen of birds in the show room if each bird in the pen was perfect ?
- What are the rules under which poultry associations accept birds for exhibition?
- What is the score card system of judging?
- Is purple barring a serious defect in black fowls ?
- What is considered a high score?
- What is the highest score a chicken can receive by a competent judge?
- What are the objects of the so-called specialty clubs devoted to various breeds?
- What do judges charge for visiting breeders' yards and scoring fowls?
- If the wings of a bird are clipped, how would it be discounted in the show room ?
- How much lopped must a comb be to disqualify a bird?
- Does white in the face of Leghorn cockerels and pullets disqualify?
- Does absence of main tail feathers disqualify a bird in the show room?
- What is used by exhibitors in the show room to brighten the combs and wattles of the birds?
- Is there any way to straighten combs that have lopped on account of confinement in the show room?
- If eyes are not alike in color, how much are they cut?
- What are some of the principal shows in the different sections of the country where an exhibitor meets the strongest competition and receives the highest honors if he wins?
- Does confinement in a warm show room cause the combs of fowls to grow larger and lop over ?
- What do judges cut for side sprigs on comb?
- Is scaly leg hereditary?
- How long before a bird is to be exhibited can a sickle or other large feather be pulled and have the new one grow in?
- Can side sprigs be removed from combs without leaving a scar?
- If a fowl has lost an eye what will the defect be cut in the show room ?
- How much do judges cut for extra points or lack of points on the comb?
- What are the disqualifying weights of Buff Cochins ?
- What are the color disqualifications of Black Langshans ?
- What are the disqualifying weights of Langshans ?
- Is there any way to remove white from the ear lobes of Plymouth Rocks?
- In breeding for fancy purposes is it advisable to put birds in the breeding pen that score less than 90 points ?
- When introducing new blood into a flock is it better to do it through a male than a female ?
- What size is best or usual for exhibition coops ?
- What are the hackle feathers ?
- What is meant by "frosting" in the plumage of a fowl?
- Does one parent have more influence on the size of the progeny than, the other ?
- Is it reasonable to expect cockerels and pullets to reach Standard weight at nine months of age?
- Which is the most objectionable in buff fowls, black or white?
- When was the Standard last revised?
- Will a mating of high grade Wyandottes ever produce chicks with single combs ?
- Is the rose comb on the Wyandotte as easy to breed as the single comb on the Plymouth Rock?
- Do buff fowls become lighter with each succeeding molt ?
- Will bantams and the large breeds interbreed if allowed to run together?
- Is it possible for adult fowls to naturally develop off color in one or more feathers?
- What causes wry tail, and is it hereditary?
- Does the feeding of yellow corn have a tendency to increase or maintain the brassy and cream color in white fowls ?
- What causes crooked breast bones-?
- Does continued confinement in the show room for three or four weeks injure birds as breeders?
- When can a breeder claim to have strain?
- What causes brassy color in white fowls ?
- How is the score of a pen of birds in the show room determined?
- What is meant by "culls"?
- Is double mating practiced with other breeds than the Barred Rocks?
- What is the double mating plan of producing Barred Rocks?
- What is the single mating plan of producing Barred Rocks?
- Eggs
- How long does it take a chicken to lay regular (consistent) size eggs after they start laying?
- How can eggs for hatching be safely packed for shipment ?
- How long can eggs be kept by the water glass method ?
- What is the best method of preserving eggs?
- What is a fair price for eggs from the highest grade of stock?
- Will eggs with mottled shells hatch?
- What number of eggs is considered a setting when buying them for hatching?
- How long after the male bird is separated from the female will the eggs be fertile?
- If a sitting hen befouls her nest and the eggs are covered with filth, will it injure them to wash them, or will they hatch as well as though they were not cleaned ?
- Why are eggs not as fertile in winter as in spring and summier?
- How can fertile eggs be prevented from hatching?
- Does it injure eggs for hatching to wash them before they are set?
- Of what value are nest eggs?
- What is the difference between incubator eggs and other eggs ?
- What causes duck eggs to be green shelled occasionally and are they good to eat and hatch ?
- Is there any way to tell whether an egg is fertile without incubating it?
- What are the principal requirements of the market as regards eggs?
- How soon after mating the breeding birds will the eggs prove fertile?
- Will abnormally large or ill shapen or double yolked eggs hatch ?
- Is it true that the unusually slender eggs will produce male birds ?
- Why are the yolks of some eggs light yellow and others dark yellow?
- Is it an indication of impurity of breeding, for brown-egg breeds to lay eggs of a lighter color ?
- What causes red spots resembling blood clots, in eggs?
- How long may eggs be kept for hatching?
- At what temperature should eggs for hatching .be kept?
- Will thunder injuriously affect eggs in process of incubation ?
- How far may eggs be shipped without injuring them for hatching?
- Is it necessary to allow shipped eggs to stand twenty-four hours before setting them ?
- What percentage of eggs should prove fertile in October?
- How soon after molting will eggs be fertile?
- How often should eggs be turned, that are being kept for hatching?
- What causes eggs to have a thick ridge in the middle?
- Will eggs from pullets hatch as well as those from hens?
- Which varieties of fowls lay white eggs and which brown eggs?
- Which breed lays the largest egg and which the smallest?
- Wrhat is the difference in eating qualities between the brown, egg and the white egg?
- Will it injure eggs that are being kept for hatching if packed in bran or some such substance, with the small end of the egg up?
- What causes soft-shelled eggs?
- Will eggs hatch that have had grease or coal oil on them?
- How often should eggs be gathered in the coldest weather ?
- Is there any way to ascertain the age of eggs ?
- What is the cause of thin, watery eggs?
- Can eggs that are old be distinguished from strictly fresh eggs by the smooth, glossy shell?
- Are brown shelled eggs any better for preserving than the white shelled ones?
- Will it injure eggs to keep them in a cellar if it is damp?
- How many eggs equal in nutrient value a pound of beef?
- Do certain foods affect the flavor of eggs ?
- Feeding
- Should the water for fowls be warmed in winter?
- Do meat meal and beef scraps deteriorate with age?
- Is alfalfa as good for fowls as clover?
- Are meat cracklings from the butcher good for fowls ?
- If fowls have skim milk constantly before them will it take the place of water?
- At what age can whole corn be fed to chicks with safety
- Can too much green food be fed to chicks?
- Are onions valuable as a food for fowls ?
- Is sulphur good for fowls?
- Of what value are egg shells as a food for fowls ?
- Are hard-boiled eggs good for newly hatched chicks ?
- Can too much raw meat be fed to fowls ?
- Is millet seed an especially good feed for fowls ?
- Will blood meal answer the purpose of all other forms of animal food ?
- What is the "cramming" system of fattening?
- When is the best time to give the mash food ?
- What is the effect of overfeeding of green cut bone?
- Is clover meal better or in more desirable form than clover hay?
- What is the best way to feed clover hay ?
- Should whole grain be fed in the feed troughs or upon the ground?
- How should the mash food be fed?
- In what quantity and how often should green bone be fed to fowls?
- Are table scraps good for fowls?
- What food is best to grow fowls to extra large size?
- What is the value of wheat screenings ?
- How should vegetables be fed, raw or cooked?
- Is pop corn of any value as a food for fowls ?
- Of what value is ground charcoal as a food for fowls ?
- In what quantities should green cut bone be fed to chicks ?
- How much grain will the average chicken eat at one time?
- What advantage is there in feeding linseed meal, oil meal, oil cake and other like foods ?
- Is it necessary to feed cut clover to chickens if they have a range on green rye or other growing green food ?
- What are clipped oats that are so often recommended as preferable to ordinary oats?
- Is there any danger of crop bound or injury to the crop in feeding large quantities of oats ?
- How can oats be fed so as to eliminate all chance of the sharp points penetrating the crop?
- Can fowls be successfully raised without any animal or meat food at all?
- Does cooking increase the digestibility of vegetables and green food?
- Should salt be regularly given to fowls in their food?
- What is a good chick food similar to the grain mixtures on the market for young chicks?
- What is meant by "mash"?
- What is a suitable mixture to use in a cramming machine for fattening fowls ?
- Will fowls fatten quicker and better if confined in small coops than if allowed to run in a large pen ?
- Is it profitable to feed condition powder to fowls regularly ?
- What are the principal foods that are suitable, and of value, for fowls?
- Of what value is oyster shell in feeding fowls ?
- When is the best time to sow alfalfa for green food?
- What is meant by "balanced ration"?
- What is the object in feeding a balanced ration?
- What is best for grit and what are its uses ?
- Which foods are the greatest fat producers ?
- How should sunflower seed be fed ?
- Are infertile eggs tested out of the incubator a good food for chicks ?
- Should fowls be fed every time they fly around the keeper, giving unmistakable evidence that they want food?
- When is the proper time to cut clover hay for caring for poultry food ?
- What is a good ration for laying hens and in what quantities should it be fed ?
- What is the recipe for Johnny cake, so often recommended for feeding young chicks ?
- What is the difference between green bone and raw ground bone ?
- Is stale baker's bread a good food for poultry ?
- Will it pay to save lawn clippings till winter for winter green food ?
- Is broom corn seed a good food for fowls ?
- Will mash food prove injurious to fowls if fed after it has become sour?
- Will heavy feeding of new corn have a bad effect on fowls?
- Of what advantage is beef tallow fed to exhibition birds?
- Is blood from the butcher shop a good food for fowls ? If so how should it be prepared ?
- Are the prepared chick foods on the market, in the shape of a mixture of various grains, worth the price asked for them?
- Is raw corn meal made into a mash good for young chicks ?
- Will cinders from coal ashes answer for grit?
- Is the dry feed method as good as the plan of giving mashes occasionally?
- Is charred corn of any special value as a food ?
- If any one grain can be said to be a better egg producing food than all the others, what is it?
- What is the objection to too much wet or sloppy foods such as mashes ?
- What is the limit of age of sour milk for feeding?
- Do a majority of the successful egg farmers feed mash?
- Is oatmeal a good food for bantams?
- Are sweet potatoes a good food for fowls?
- Will linseed meal or cottonseed meal take the place of meat?
- Is it advisable to feed green cut bone in winter, even though the fowls have free range?
- How long should the mash food be left before the fowls ?
- Will green cut bone answer for grit?
- Are potato parings good for fowls?
- When fowls have access to grapevines and eat the green grapes will it retard laying?
- Should meat foods be fed to chicks from the start?
- What effect does the feeding of sour or moldy food have?
- How soon in the morning should fowls receive their first meal?
- What arrangement would you suggest for feeding fowls the first feed of the day, if it is not possible for the keeper to see them till very late every morning?
- What would you advise sowing in the yards for green food in early spring?
- Will fowls fatten as well on an all dry food ration as they will by feeding mash foods ?
- Is it a good idea to bury the grain in spaded earth and compel the fowls to scratch for it?
- Does it pay to invest in a feed cooker if one has as many as 500 fowls?
- Will fowls do best if regular hours are observed for feeding?
- How can a small and cheap silo be erected for keeping green food for fowls?
- How long after rape seed is sown will it be ready for the fowls to pasture upon it?
- How many crops of rape can be raised from one seeding ?
- Which is the best of the green foods ?
- Is it best to feed the mash warmed in winter?
- Do old hens require as much food as pullets ?
- What is a good method of feeding cabbage to the fowls ?
- How can beets, turnips and other like vegetables be fed raw with the least waste and to best advantage ?
- Chicks
- When killing lice on chicks, with grease, is there any danger of injuring the chick?
- How soon can the chicks be taken from the mother hen?
- Are the advertised liquid lice killers too strong for use in nest boxes and coops for very young chicks ?
- Is there any great disadvantage in allowing chicks of different ages to run together?
- Will February and March hatched chicks molt in the late summer and fall?
- At what age is a chick a broiler ?
- Is it necessary to train the chicks to roost on the perches ?
- How can young chicks be protected from hawks ?
- Are chicks when first hatched the same color as the adult fowls?
- Are chicks properly incubated and in good condition when they hatch on the 2Oth day?
- Is there any way to determine the sex of the chick during the period of incubation or before the egg is set?
- How often should chicks be fed during the first ten days?
- In punching the webs of the feet of chicks, when is the best time to do it?
- How can very small chicks best be resuscitated, that have been caught out of the brooder in a heavy rain and are wet and chilled to the point where they are apparently dead ?
- How can the sex of very young chicks be ascertained ?
- Can chicks be hatched profitably every month in the year?
- Is it wise to attempt to raise late hatched chickens?
- What causes leg weakness in chicks ?
- What can be done with chicks when the long feathers of the wings attain such enormous length as to extend past the tail and seemingly have a depressing effect on the chick?
- Will incubator chicks be absolutely free from lice if the machine is not infested, and if they are not allowed to come in contact with hens or other fowls or buildings where lice are ?
- Will chicks thrive better on an earth floor than on a board one?
- Why is it necessary to keep the young chicks in the brooder in the morning till the dew is off the grass?
- Is it generally profitable to buy chicks that have just been taken from the incubator ?
- Will all cats eat young chicks?
- Are brooder raised chicks as strong and healthy as those raised by hens?
- What is a fair number of chicks to expect from a setting of shipped eggs ?
- If not more than eight chicks hatch from a setting of fifteen eggs, ought the seller duplicate the order at half price ?
- How many chicks should be allowed in a coop together after weaning from the mother hen?
- What could cause bowel trouble in chicks that are from one to two weeks old, when they are free from lice and are properly fed and brooded?
- If young chicks are allowed to roost too soon on very narrow perches, will it cause them to have crooked breast bones?
- Can very young chicks drink enough cold water to give them bowel trouble?
- How long should a baby fowl be called a chick?
- What causes the crops of very young chicks to become distended and very hard, causing death?
- Is lettuce good for young chicks ?
- Will lice affect chicks in the same way as gapes, as regards the movement of the head?
- Will coarse, sharp sand do for grit for very young chicks ?
- If chicks are allowed to run with a hen that has scaly legs, will they, too, become affected?
- How large should a closed run be made to accommodate a hen and her newly hatched brood ?
- Will a wild mother hen make the chicks wild ?
- Houses/Coops
- Is paint better than whitewash for the inside of a poultry house?
- Is there any objection to a brick poultry house?
- Is it necessary to have an outside run with scratching shed houses ?
- How can rats be kept out of the poultry house?
- How high should the base-board be in the fences between the runs, and are they really necessary at all ?
- How high should fences be to prevent fowls from flying over them ?
- In covering the sides and ends of the poultry house with tarred paper, should it be placed upon the inside or outside ?
- What is the objection to board floors ?
- What should be the dimensions of the pens in the poultry house for best results?
- Can a poultry house be maintained in a perfectly sanitary condition and free from any disagreeable odor ?
- What is the best location for the poultry house ?
- What is the best floor for a poultry house ?
- What are the objections to cement or brick floors?
- How high from the ground should the perches be?
- How high should the perch be from the dropping board?
- What kind of a perch is best?
- When there are two or more perches together, is it better to have each succeeding one higher than the other, or should they be upon a level ?
- What is the best size for nest boxes?
- What is the best location for the nests ?
- Are two-story houses a success when the idea is to keep fowls on the second floor ?
- How can dampness be kept out of the ordinary cheap single-wall poultry house ?
- How wide should the dropping boards be ?
- What location in the poultry house is best for the perches ?
- Is it a good plan to provide artificial heat for poultry houses?
- Is it a good idea to dig out about two feet of ground for the poultry house and have the floor that much below the outside earth in order to keep the fowls warmer ?
- What is the best nesting material ?
- Should the dropping boards be set on a level or slanting somewhat in order to make them easy to clean ?
- What is the best method of ventilation ?
- What disadvantages are there, if any, in having a large number of windows in the poultry house?
- Is it advisable to have glass skylights in the poultry house ?
- Is the scratching shed plan of house the best ?
- How much room on the perches should be allowed for each bird ?
- How much window space should be provided in a house 12 x 12?
- Is it necessary to have a nest for each hen ?
- How many square feet of floor space in the poultry house should be given each hen ?
- How much yard room is required for fowls?
- What is the scratching shed plan of poultry house?
- Which is the better for the interior of the poultry house, tarred paper or common building paper?
- How long will tarred paper last on the roof of a poultry house ?
- Is a tin roof a good one for the poultry house ?
- What sort of a cheap arrangement could be made to temporarily protect fowls on the perches at night in a freezing temperature ?
- How cold can the poultry house be in winter without injury to the fowls?
- How far apart should colony houses be located ?
- What size should the colony houses be?
- How large should a poultry house be for 50 adult fowls ?
- Is it best to have a hall or passageway in the poultry house?
- Are double wall poultry houses necessary in the average climate?
- Do common store or dry goods boxes make suitable houses for bantams ?
- Is it advisable to cover the box houses for bantams with tar paper or building paper ?
- When is the best time to build the poultry house ?
- What size scratching shed house would answer for 12 fowls?
- How are movable poultry houses built?
- How large should the holes in the poultry house be for allowing the fowls to pass in and out from the pens to the runs ?
- In building the poultry house, where posts must be sunk in the ground for sills to rest upon, what kind of posts are best and will last longest?
- What is the best way to ventilate the poultry house ?
- Is it best to have the nests, perches, dropping boards, etc., made of planed lumber?
- What should be the pitch to a shingle roof?
- What should be the pitch to a tar and gravel roof ?
- How can a dust box be provided at the least expense ?
- Is a long, narrow run preferable to a square one, if they both contain the same number of square feet?
- Disease
- Will colds ever disappear without treatment?
- What is the condition of a fowl's excrement when in perfect health?
- What causes chicks to droop and stand around with their heads drawn in and eyes shut? They finally die.
- How can medicine in powdered form be best administered to fowls?
- Do fowls ever have tumors ?
- What is Douglas Mixture?
- What causes the plumage of the head and neck to disappear and the parts assume a scab-like condition?
- What is the trouble with a fowl when its comb turns very dark for a day or two and then assumes its normal color again ?
- Does it pay to doctor sick fowls?
- What causes the skin of chicks to puff up in places and fill with air, and how should the trouble be treated?
- What causes diarrhoea in young chicks?
- What is pip and the cure for it ?
- What are the symptoms of diphtheria and the cure for it?
- What is chicken pox?
- What are the symptoms of worms and what is the treatment for them?
- What is a good remedy for chicken pox ?
- Do fowls have epileptic fits?
- What causes a hen to "bag down behind" and what is the cure?
- What is the cause of little chicks becoming clogged up behind ?
- What is the best cure for a frostbitten comb ?
- What causes swollen eyes in fowls, and what will cure them?
- What is Scaly Leg?
- What is the cause of grain passing through fowls whole ?
- What is a good remedy for Scaly Leg?
- What is roup and the cure for it ?
- What are the symptoms of cholera and a cure for it?
- What are the symptoms, the cause and the cure for Bumble Foot?
- What causes white crusts to form on the comb and what is the cure?
- What causes leg weakness in young birds?
- What is the cure for leg weakness?
- What is the trouble with fowls when they become lame from no apparent cause?
- What is the cause, prevention and cure of gapes ?
- How can a lopped comb be straightened?
- What is the matter with a bird having the following symptoms: giddiness head is thrown up back or neck thrown to one side. The walk is unsteady
- What is wrong with a fowl when it shakes or jerks the head violently and is seemingly unable to swallow any food at all?
- What are the symptoms of vent gleet and the cure?
- What could cause apparently healthy birds to die suddenly without any ascertainable cause?
- What disease is indicated by the following symptoms, rapid and extreme emaciation...
- What are the symptoms of "egg bound" and the remedy for it?
- Can a hen be seriously sick and continue to lay?
- What causes a bird to throw the head and neck forward and upward. The action seems to be an unsuccessful effort to swallow something?
- What is the cause, the symptoms, and the cure for bronchitis ?
- What is the cause, the cure and symptoms of catarrh of the crop?
- Are fowls subject to diseases of the liver; if so what are the symptoms and cure?
- Do fowls have Dropsy?
- What is the proper treatment for "Crop Bound ?"
- What is a good remedy to apply to frozen combs or other parts of the fowl where the object is to reduce inflammation?
- What is Black Head in turkeys?
- What is the cause and cure of Limber Neck ?
- Can a frozen comb be saved if it is affected so bad that it is very black ?
- What is Prolapsus of the Oviduct?
- How can excessive fat cause the death of a fowl ?
- Is the condition of the comb a reliable indication of the health of a fowl?
- What is a good remedy for constipation in fowls ?
- Will the various drugs and medicines affect fowls in the same manner as human beings?
- Will pools of stagnant water around the poultry yard spread disease?
- In what quantities should quinine be given to fowls for colds?
- Are diseases of various kinds common in the poultry yard even when good care is taken of the fowls?
- What causes the edges of the comb and wattles to turn purplish red ?
- What causes young chicks to go around with their wings drooping and seemingly exhausted?
- What is the best plan to detect colds and roup in the very earliest stages?
- Incubators/Brooders
- What are some brooder options for raising chicks?
- Is it advisable to buy an incubator when one is breeding on a small scale ?
- Which is the best hot air or hot water incubators ?
- What is the effect of too high and too low temperature for long periods ?
- Is it not necessary to provide moisture in incubators in exceptionally dry climates, even though the machine is supposed to be a no-moisture one ; and if so, what is the best method of applying it ?
- Which is the best incubator on the market?
- Is it really necessary to remove the unfertile eggs from the incubator, or may they be allowed to remain during the hatch ?
- Can the incubator be started with, say, half its capacity of eggs and the others added later?
- What is the time during incubation when the germ in the egg is more susceptible to injury and death by exposure to cold or too much heat ?
- Does it injure the germ in the egg under setting hens to dust the hen with insect powder?
- Does it do any good to help hatching chicks out of the shell?
- How can a broody hen be prevented from sitting?
- Is it better to allow a broody hen to sit than to try to break her up ?
- How soon will a healthy chick emerge from the shell after it is pipped ?
- Can a sitting hen be moved to another location without causing her to forsake the nest?
- How long should the hen be left on the nest with her newly hatched chicks ?
- What is the best month for hatching?
- Will moth balls placed under sitting hens to kill the lice, injure the eggs also?
- How can hens be induced to become broody ?
- What is considered a good hatch from an incubator?
- Can duck eggs and hen eggs both be put in the incubator at the same time
- Does it make a difference whether the eggs are evenly distributed over the egg trays, or may they be left as they are after the unfertile eggs are tested out ?
- Can an incubator be made to maintain a temperature for days at a time that will not vary more than one-half degree either way from the desired amount ?
- Could an incubator be considered a good one if the temperature could be controlled within a range of 1 l/2 degrees during the hatch ?
- Can the temperature in the incubator go as low as 101 and as high as 105 and a good hatch still secured ?
- Are the very small incubators as reliable as those of larger capacity ?
- At what temperature should the incubator room or cellar be kept ?
- What is the greatest heat the egg can stand in the incubator without the germ being killed?
- How often should the eggs be turned in the incubator ?
- How large should the air cell in the end of the egg be on the 5th, the 10th and I5th days of incubation?
- If a fertile egg be broken before having been incubated at all, is there any way to distinguish it from a'fertile one ?
- How soon after an egg has been placed in the incubator or under the hen can the development of the germ be noticed ?
- What are the best days to test eggs during incubation ?
- How often and for how long at a time may a setting hen leave the nest without injuring the eggs?
- What time is required to hatch duck eggs?
- What change takes place in an unfertile egg after having been incubated five days?
- If the air cell in the eggs grows too rapidly, how may it be checked, and if too slowly may it be increased ?
- Can identically the same rules in all particulars be applied to the operating of incubators of all makes ?
- What size incubator is best to buy if the business is to be conducted on a large scale ?
- Can incubators be run with gas for heat instead of oil?
- If the temperature in the incubator is just right before the eggs are placed in the machine, will it drop after the eggs are put in?
- What causes chicks to die in the shell just at the time they are ready to come out?
- At what temperature will the germ in an egg commence to develop?
- If an unhatched egg is decayed after incubation, is it an indication of unquestioned fertility ?
- Is there any reason why eggs of different breeds should not be placed together under the hen or in the incubator ?
- Should the incubator be heated to the proper temperature before putting in the eggs ?
- Are brooders preferable to hens in raising chicks ?
- When fertile eggs die in the incubator, will they injure the others if not taken out?
- Are home-made brooders successful?
- Ought a good outdoor brooder maintain a temperature of 90 degrees during several days of zero weather ?
- At what temperature should the brooder be kept during the first week that the chicks are in it ?
- Which is the better method of heating the brooder, top heat or bottom heat ?
- What is the most suitable bedding for the brooder?
- What is the largest number of chicks that should be kept in one brooder ?
- How much brooder room is required for 100 chicks until they are six weeks old?
- What is the matter with a brooder in which the temperature rises 5 to 10 degrees when the chicks hover in it at night ?
- If the temperature of the brooder is 90 degrees at the start, what should it be at the end of each succeeding week ?
- Is it not a fact that most brooders are overrated as to capacity?
- Is air slacked lime suitable for the floor of the brooder ?
- Can fertile eggs during incubation be distinguished by a rattling sound when shaken close to the ear ?
- Should a hen be set that has scaly legs ?
- Is it better to set a hen so that she has her liberty to wander around at her pleasure, or should she be closely confined
- In turning eggs in the incubator should they be turned end over end or rolled over sideways?
- If eggs do not hatch at the end of the 21st day is it worth while to keep them longer?
- Will a very slightly cracked egg hatch?
- What causes the temperature in the incubator to fall one to two degrees when the chicks are hatching, and should the lamp be turned up at that time to increase the heat?
- Is there any one incubator better than another for a beginner to start with?
- Does it do any good to pip the shell for the chick and thereby help it to break through ?
- If an incubator is being run in a cellar which on account of heavy rains becomes filled with water nearly to the bottom of the lamp, is it worth while to continue the hatch? Will not so much dampness injure the hatch ?
- What are addled eggs?
- Is there any danger from fire in running an incubator in the dwelling?
- Do incubator chicks have to be taught to eat ?
- Does it pay to buy second-hand incubators?
- When cooling eggs in the incubator what should the limit of the temperature be?
- Why is it so necessary to keep the door of the incubator closed while the chicks are hatching?
- About how much weight will a properly incubated egg lose during incubation?
- When cooling incubator eggs, is it best to leave them in the machine and open the door, or should they be taken out and the door kept closed ?
- How many eggs can a medium-sized hen properly cover ?
- In keeping eggs for hatching, does it make any difference whether they are kept in the dark or not?
- Will smoking in the incubator room (pipe or cigar) injure the germ in the egg?
- Can an incubator with single walls be relied upon?
- Can the heat in the brooder be kept near enough to the right point without a thermometer ?
- What system of heating is best for a large brooder house ?
- Can a brooder house be heated with stoves and kept at the right temperature ?
- Is there any reason why a kitchen is not a suitable place for an incubator?
- Will the same instructions in all details apply to all machines ?
- How can the incubator operator always know that his thermometer is reliable and is registering correctly?
- What is the largest number of eggs that should be set under a hen in summer?
- What is the rule for testing the moisture in incubator eggs by placing them in water?
- Are hygrometers or moisture gauges of any value in the incubator?
- Will it injure the eggs in the incubator to remove the trays for convenience when testing the eggs ?
- Should the eggs be turned in the incubator after they commence to pip?
- Do the Asiatic breeds make good mothers ?
- Can a very large poultry plant be operated profitably without the use of incubators?
- Should chicks of different ages ever be put into the brooder together?
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