Document Type

Circular

Type

text

Format

PDF

Publication Date

4-1956

Publisher

Agricultural Extension Service, South Dakota State College

Circular No.

0534

Pages

8

Description

Every pullet housed in the fall represents a sizeable investment that must be recovered from the eggs she lays because her meat value is usually only a third to a half of what it costs to raise her. With this in mind most flocks should receive little culling through the fall and winter months. A rigid culling program should begin during late spring and early summer when hens start their annual molt. The history of the flock should be carefully considered before any culling is done. A flock should never be culled when it is sick or still recovering from a disease. The flock owner must give the birds chance to recover and come back into production before he can intelligently remove the birds that are not going to return to good production. General culling, other than removing individual birds · can be divided into three phases as explained on the following pages.

Language

English

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