POULTRY NOTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 287, 28 August 1920, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES

Mr. J. B. Mcrrett, who recently pnitl a vleit to California, returned' to Ohristchurch last weoli. Hu will leave on lues- 1 day on a visit to Melbourne. _ Ho states that the Americans can tench New Zealand poultrymcn very little in breeding layers, but they cclipsed Kt'\v Zouliuid 'poultrymefl in lmmbcrs. Ou one 1 - farm in Ictaiumiv lie saw 35,W0 laying hens. There were eoven men to (lo the feeding, took about an hour and a quarter, loultryin-jn are doing very well in America, because they go in for largo numbers ami get their food cheaper than producers do in New Zealand. Even with all the production there is a great shortage of eggs, "id Mr. Menett waa pressed to send iggs to San Francisco. New Zealand docs not produce enough eggs for her own rc(l "'"; mentis, so that export is out of the qucs 1 Now that food is so dear it >>ehovc» you to rid your flocks of boarders birds which do not retyro the cost of their keep. Trapnesting will keep you, busy, but you will be more than repaid m the end.

Trial Shipment of Eggs for San Francisco. thft ss Sonoma, which left byduey recently? Pre'scotts, Ltd » tna shinment of 25 eases of «gBB to can i ran IrtSSsalus Francisco, Tho a cases w m among 25 towns and I J > ' riceß cauntrieß at the end of the year. .

Record Winter Score. The world's official record for the winter test for the individual bird lijs »eeu broke* Orpington pullet has Jhe magmilcent total of 116 f ta n st/le MS Orpington, & I™! fTnTLA 'oA long time', but the winner a k «P^ r al ?cU tW ?he,i h she d h rew "p level and finished with a, record.

Another Fino performanoe. Camberw ? ell She 'laid the remarkable year.

folds rnnldly develop into roup if nprlectod. Tlie dischanje from tho nostriffl becomes thicker, and it is often offensive in odoui' -Sometimes the face is hadiv swollen; or the eyes appoar fro hy. and "at other times one eye is completely closed Tho birds lose their appetite and mope'about. Roup iB very If the cases are few they riay be \- One ounce of sulphate of copper should bo dissolved in a 10-ouncc niedicine hotl t nf water and ue na a teaspoonful of this soluUon! added to half..plnj of water. When this remedy i tried. mi wntpr should be nscd lor drinKii „ water Sever-possible, as. the lime in hard water causes a precipitate. The water also should be placed m or pnameilcd vojjseb. I* placea in zino or iron vessels a chemical action takes place, which, though not dangmous s not so wholesome. lho effect of this remedy is," Bayß the Rev. Sturges, M-A--"wonderful, and it is simplicity itself in it application." AUhowh roupv cases are to be found all the year round, it » chieilv ail autumnal scourge, and affects tho hali-grown stock. If the bird cannot see to drink pour it down its. throat wash face, oyes, and throat with thes wlu tion also. 11l mili cobcs a little Uondj b Fluid put in the water or as much as wouUl lie on a Bixyence of permanganate of potash added to two pnllona of water stops the contagion from B P reu f 4 1 i n „ 6 ' ?s}r remedies the discharge. Another wellknown remedy is lo p.uce m a jut <r r.uni-t. be'Ue 4t:«. glnm>c-r siiltf». 4o» Epsom salts, oz. 1 of sulphnto of iron, 10 uivi), oi creosjie ui u.i«i-<uaceriticai orioaration). Pour over Hub a quart ot bollill" water, add two tablespoonfuls to eaeh gallon of drinking water. 'I'll" nuln'mt.- eonnor In the first prescription given r.bove is not the sulphate of iron prescribed^ make'this note to show that I am makint: no mistake. Sulphate ol copper is poisonous, but not, when diluted us prescribed^ Dead in Slioll. It is a debatable point whether the lock of the necessary mineral salts 1b not sometimes responsible. It ii< often noticed that the legs, etc., of chicks found (lead in shell have more the appearance of cartilage than bone. Some people have the ■ idoa that tho shells are too thick to allow the chicks to break through. This, howover, is not likely. It the shells are examined on the twentietn day it will be found that they are exceptionally thin and brittle. In fact, verr little thicker than paper. Ihe cause of this is that in the white or yolk of the egg there is nothing to provide wholly for the formation of the bone of ■ the chicks. During the process of incubation, with the co-operation of the atmospheric air, which permeates the shell, the* phosphorus in the yolk gradually undergoes oxidntion, and is converted into phosphoric acid. This acts ■ upon and dissolves the carbonate of lime in the shell, forming phosphate of lime for tho bonco, and making the exit for the.chick comparatively easier. Thero v 3 apparently less dead in eheil from stock winch havo complete liberty than those kept under intensive or oemi-intousive conditions, Continuous experiments under varying methods of above can only fathom the trouble. ... The hens or millets which spend tlicir tirno standing about these cold mornings will not make good layers. If their inactive habits aro due to the owner's bad methods of fecdins, the remedy is plain, but if the birds are loafers, notwithstanding the management 'being good, then tho sooner tliey are ,got rid of the better.

EGG-LAYING . UTILITY CLDB'S COMPETITION. Tho New Zealand Utility Poultry Club'i sixteenth egg-laying competition opened ou May i, and will continue till March 31. 1921. Tlie following aro tho sixteenth week's results;— Heavy Breed Section. . Total Weekiy to total. - dato.

Singlo Duck Tost. Indian Runners— H. and T. Meadows ...... 7 92 A. F. .Reay ' ,7 Two-Year Duck Teams Test. Indian Runners— W. T. Green H 2049

Black Orpingtons— It, It. Christie 2 64 H. W. Beck 0 30 K. V. Arthur 5 55 . 'l'otal 7. 149 Light Breed Soctioa. Wliito LechornsW. Nc.vall 1 73 W. J. Jliddlcton 5 79 T. Wilkinson 3 57 J. J. iiowberry 0 52 Green Bros., No. 2 J 52 A. C. Goodlet 5 90 Ii. L. Downey 5 78 Masti'v Clit. IHcharda 4 <9 II. Williams Ii 69 ■. H. S. Saunders 0 62 H. Hunter 5 82 George Goo 1 86 A. F. Keay 2 81 H. Williams 5 78 TV. E. Ward 5 86 15. J. Mcrrimnn 4 63 Mrs. W. J. Chambers 4 79 H. W. lleek 4 72 H. W. Beck 6 84 Green Bros., No. 1 5 71 S. Ij. Beer 4 l" 1 Totals n 1564 Ucavv Breed Flock Teams Tctt. (For six du rub red nullota.i Silver Wynndottcs— Thos. Dowthwaite 24 207 Black OrpinBtonBF. I). GibBOH 27 211 J, Gunn 23 267 Totals 74 685 Sinsle l'ou Teat (for three nurobred fowli.) AnconasN. B. Forbes 8 61 Brown Leghorns— II. Hunter 11 161 White I.tehornsH. Hunter 15 170 It. JiIcadowB 8 150 John Webb 14 221 Ualdnr Bros., No. 1 10 152 H. W. Beck 14 187 Green Ilroa., No. 1 9 171 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 11 186 W. 0. Sail 13 182 G. H. Bradford 16 233 • Mrs. 8. Dick 14 195 W. Aldous 9 125 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 15 203 If. Williams 19 240 J. Hattigan ...., 9 134 W. A, Gee and Son 7 170 George Gee 15 163 J. Liggina It M6 0. Thomson, No. 1 8 148 R. Ourrlo 9 149

0. P. JlradfoMd \ "1 A. B. phillijiB « 217 Wm. Sponoe { °° Webb Broa. " JJ1 J. D. Gobbe 1M Green Broa. .. }j J™ W. J. Ohnmbmi 15 8. I., Beer .. « .Tae. Robertson ' 5° 0. II. Iaard I® ® P, Freeman . J J" L A. Hoaro l . J.B.Horrett » ™ 0. Thpmson, No. 2 j> J« n Ttmin Mrs. P. Gorinaki, No. 1 13 2W 0. W. Black ° JH Mrs. F. Gorinnki, No. 2 9 « H. fl. Saunders 11 }« Oalder Bro«.,flfo. ! » J« C. A. Into .. # "J J. h. Oinnnr " }« G. Bonn'ett 1 T.Batclielor .. S. Ij. Beer, No. 2 J2 a™ S. Bick « M Trncoy King - J W. H. West ~ ?5 E. W. Hnwke » l8 J T. J. Richards 0 « Smart Bros. G. K. Bradford " lli TotalB 661 8923 tiiscbt Breed Flork Teara« Contort for fH» Purebred Pullet;. (Between the *80 and H mAiitni.) Minorca?H. Williams 28 White Iiesliorns— Ranriuru Ee? Ranch 10 205 K. S. Saunders J H. Ball II John Webb A. Bromley - » 2W A. C. Goodlofc S g i: j'ftrar:::::::: ■« n I? ?& : M. P. Blackman a 283 j Mrs. T. A. Bpdcers 13 242 Tlioa. 'Kennedy " *» H. Ii. Downey » G. Bonnett . - v ® < Mm. T. GormBki -o 3.,. *•«.==$ § < W.°E J ward 1 " 8 ••••'• » P. Brittenden ® "t Green Bros z : •'ij Frank Oole „ E. E. Marsden ™ Brown tahornnYerrall Bros. Totals W 7492 Single Pen Ooritcut for Tlirea Blrdf. Heayy Breeds. Silver WynndottcsJn&r*rz « j» ?: o as A.B. Plymouth Bocka— H. W. Beck 10 75 Rhode iBlanrt R*d»- I H. Hunter 5 79 White OrninetonaB. E. Ycrcoe ln lw White Plymouth Boclta1. D. Adams * llu Blntik Orolnctoin0.- W. Black \ " W. 1!. Pdtosto 1 »» B. It. Ohnstie ° J» , T K. flnnwtiy 7„ , C. H. Izard (No. 2 « , 0 H. Irard (No. 1) J 66 J B. Jlcrrett ™ - Totals » 2 M1 "Single Pin Three Puck Teams Teit.. tnAlan Uunr.®r«- . ; Goo. Bonnett " " ; W. T. Green 2) }' ™ ; 'n. Dwthvraite J' H. W. Beck r - f? ™ It. W. Unwko » WilloURhby Knieht 21 3-0 W. T. Grew (No. 1) ' m Totals