Youngsters: Set Goal To Raise Quality Pullets Herbert C. Jordan mouth should be pink, and there Associate Professor should be no lesions or health dis- Poultry Science orders of any kind present. The Penn State bird should have a complete, nor mal beak. Vent, abdomen, comb In 1985,32 Pennsylvania youth and body capacity must be adequ m 4-H and FFA completed the pul- ate to superior in development A let project while only 16 did so in Mark 1 P“Het can be pastured, 1990. while lower quality pullets may Raising female chicks to not do well on pasture. 20-week-old pullets is an art as A Mark II pullet may have two well as a science. Health, quality, pointy primary wing feathers and productivity of the started pul- unmolted on the end of each wing, let are the goals we must reach. She may be toward the top or bot- Pullets from youth projects are tom of the accepted body weight sold to perform well in small back- range for the particular breeder, yard flock situations where Some soft abdominal fat may be adverse conditions may exist. present but no hard fat nor excess Pullets can be evaluated and soft fat can be present. Muscle and given a quality designation. A bone should be dense and adequ- Mark I pullet at 20 weeks of age is ate. Skin in mouth or on head may usually 2.5 to 3.5 pounds live body appear slightly anemic. Bird must weight, with little or no fat in the be properly debeaked. Eyes must abdomen when handled. The be clear and health must be adequ weight should agree with the ate. Wings, legs, and feet must be breeders’ chart at that age. The normal. Vent, abdomen, comb, pullet must have a normal beak, and body capacity must be normal The body should be fully feath- or adequate but need not be ered, muscles should be dense and superior, strong, while bones and joints A Mark 111 pullet may be should be dense. debeaked but otherwise normal. It Wings, legs, and feet must be ma y be retarded, obese, too thin powerful and normal. 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These pullets may range in price from $3 to $9 each when sold in small numbers, depending on the market and quality of the pullet. The pullet project does not return large profits. It does, how ever, give a pleasant sense of accomplishment when a high qual ity pullet is grown. A high quality pullet is like a fine timepiece—the quality is remembered after the price is forgotten. A growing trend in Pennsylva nia since 1970 is to molt a laying pullet at 60-70 weeks of age and return her to a normal second cycle of egg production. This must be done only if the pullet is grown well and has the breeding to do so. Pullet quality is low in some areas of Pennsylvania. Our goal is to improve pullet quality with every flock. From day-old, give the pullet the necessary environ ment, nutrition, grit, pure water, health program, and behavior to succeed. 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IFAP President Hans Kjeldsen, a farmer from Denmark, said the surpluses are creating a serious income problem for farmers every where, but particularly in export ing and developing countries. IFAP has supported proposals to do away with export dumping and other trade practices aimed at doing away with surpluses. But Swenson said farm organization leaders believe long-term, production-based farm programs -—TRACTORS MFC’S 1 YEAR WARRANTY ■ 1= Belarus On-The-Farm I Tire Service | Barn Equip. S BERG 3 FARMWAY | FIBERDOME * JAMESWAY 3 STARLINE J lIQ ‘ tICZa ROVENDALE SUPPLY y^— y Exit 31 I 80 to I 180 Ml 8 7 I to Witsontown Exit (You Are There') Sat 8 5 I *lWf I PH. 717-538-5521 or 742 7521 Open ~olidiy ' TOLL FREE PA 1-800-232-DALE i■■ ™.i Lancaster Farming Saturday, June 22,1991-D5 must be maintained to stabilize world commodity supplies and support farmers. IFAP leaders add that national reconstruction of farm policies is taking place in nearly all indust rialized countries without a multi lateral agreement to make them consistent Swenson said many farmers are disappointed that reg ional trade discussions, such as the proposed U.S., Canada, and Mex ico free-trade agreement, arc tak ing place without analyses of their affects on the rest or ihe world. Swenson said GATT won’t solve the problems farmers face, particularly if an agreement is reached which would weaken domestic farm programs. But, he said, farmers everywhere are frus trated with depressed prices, pres sure on government agricultural budgets, and the inability of gov ernments to agree on a policy framework. “The drift from the land is accelerating again,” said Kjeldsen. “And this time, it’s the young, edu cated farmers who are leaving.” IFAP is a federation of 81 national farmers organizations from 55 countries. 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