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because she did not come up to the
standard that I had set
Every flock has culls Some are
culls due to their age; while others
are born bulls. It seems as though
any flock breeds back to a small ex
tent or else there soon would be no
such thing as a cull, except through
•old age. I do not set an age limit
tor. my hens; rather I go through the
flock at least twice a year in search
of culls. Some cull out before they
have ever laid an egg. other cull out
after one clutch has been laid; and
yet others remain a considerable
Bme
The pullets that were hatched the
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W,th . me J»*W production is of pn
mary importance; and the selection
is followed along that line. A hen
built for meat makes a first class
cul! in my flock; thus I shall not
-dwell on the beefy or dual purpose
types at all. My hens make enough
more profit than the larger beefy
ones that I can buy all the table
fowls I want and still be money
ahead. The young cockerels (on this
farm) begin finding their way into
■the frying pan at the age of six to
eight weeks. Too young, scarcely
out of the shell, I imagine some one
saying. To all such, I would advise
give them at least one trial.
