A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 10, 1994
Provide Adequate Floor
Space For Poultry
Herbert C. Jordan
Retired Poultry
Specialist, Penn State
Day-old baby chicks may
require as much as 500 square inch
es of floor space per pound of live
body weight, whereas an adult bird
may need as little as 20 square inch
es of floor space per pound of (trim)
live body weight.
No one knows why this is so,we
can only speculate.
Specialization is, for instance,
that we can no longer give birds
space based on size (volume) of
bird or enterprise. We must give
floor space based on age, physical
activity, desire, emotional security,
or normal behavior.
Since young stock are more
active, have higher metabolism,
and feel more insecure because they
were hatched artificially, we must
give day-old birds more and more
space to run, play, learn to eat and
drink, and leant to get along with
each other in captivity.
Adequate space prevents many
health or behavioral disorders. So as
a rule of thumb, give adult domestic
poultry 20 to 72 square inches per
pound of live bird and give baby
chicks to teen-week birds 72 to 500
square inches of floor space per
pound of live body weight.
These figures are from what suc
ceeds from actual field observations
on many flocks of chickens, turkeys,
water fowl, and ornamental poultry.
If birds are crowded, give them
roosts or open-end boxes to roost
on.
If all else fails in getting growth
or reproductive performance, give
poultry more floor space or roosts
or a four sided open ended box.
Feed, labor, and bird cost per
pound of live capons are higher than
building cost per pound of live
weight bird, so give them space.
Public Auction Register
DECEMBER
SAT. DEC. 10 - 9:3OAM
Farm machinery, tools, etc.
Held at 4932 Stoney Lane,
Manchester, Md. From
Manchester, take Md. Rt.
30 N. approx. 2 miles, turn
rt. onto Tracey's Mill Rd„
go approx. IV4 miles, turn
It. onto Stoney Lane and go
V 4 mile to auction. Michael
& Patty Knott, owners.
Nevin E. Tasto, auct
SAT DEC. 10 -9.30 AM
Large Cat Attachment &
Late Model Cat Equip.
Grantville Pa. 15 miles E. of
Harrisburg, off 1-81 (exit 28)
North of Rt. 743 one mile to
the sale site Alex Lyon &
Son, aucts.
SAT DEC 10 -10 AM
Truck and autos, tools,
lawn tractors & misc. equip.
At the Robert Mullendore
farm 6 miles S. of Hager
stown, Md. on the
Boonsboro- Williamsport
Road (Rt. 68) 4 miles W. of
Boonsboro, Md. & 2 miles
E. of Sharpsburg Pike (Rt
65) at Lappars Crossroads.
Robert C Mullendore, auct
WED DEC 14-2 PM Cow
and heifer sale at the Belle
ville Livestock Auction
Consigned by Glenn Fite,
agent for owner.
WED DEC. 14 -330 PM
Brad Smith Auction Co. IH
Farmall Super A, antiques,
tools, etc Located along
Rt 74 S. of Red Lion, York
Co Bradley K. Smith Auct.
WED. DEC. 14 -5.30 PM
Antiques and collectible,
1550 Sandhill Rd., Hershey'*
Pa. Wooden carved bear
Voices Never Heard
Hatchery Manager:
Open unhatched eggs after baby
chicks are removed and examine
them. Reasons for the unhatched
eggs can be found to improve per
cent hatch next time. If you neglect
to open unhatched eggs, the results
of human ignorance are compound
ed and may be increased.
Wide variation among causes of
poor hatch is common.
• Inadequate care of parent or
breeder birds is frequently found.
• The wrong selection of breed
ers is found.
• Failure to grow breeders slow
and carefully is common.
• Malnutrition, untimely nutri
tion, pollution, toxicity and incom
patible drug use can be found. Poor
vaccine use can be found.
Association Names
Outstanding Producer
SMITHSBURG, MD.
Samuel Hunter, has been named the
1994 Outstanding Polled Hereford
Breeder by the Maryland Polled
Hereford Association.
Hunter was honored at the 72nd
National Polled Hereford Conven
tion, Nov. 2, in Kansas City, Mo.
Winners of the award were rec
ognized for their farm/ranch man
agement, their support of- state and
national Polled Hereford and cattle
men’s activities, community in
volvement, and long-time contribu
tions to the Polled Hereford breed.
Hunter maintains a herd of
nearly 100 head and raises alfalfa
and grass hay, along with corn,
wheat, and oats. His breeding pro
gram produces moderate-framed,
easy-keeping cattle that are
Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M.
of each week’s publication
and tree hall tree Ziei
Auction Co.
FRI. DEC. 16 - 9:3OAM Construction equip, land-
Forklifts, wood & metal scape, dump trucks & truck
working equip, welders, air tractors. Flemmgton, NJ
comp., etc. Held at Diffen- Interstate l-78 to exit 11,
bach's New Holland Auc- (Pattenburg, NJ) proceed
tion Center, 100 W. Jack- to sale site at route 173 &
son St., New Holland, Pa. Stroutz Road N. side just
For Stottzfus Hardware' off the interstate. Alex Lyon
A&C Diffenbach Auction & Son, aucts.
Inc. SAT. DEC. 17 -10 AM
FRI. DEC. 16 -IPM Kish Repossession Sale.
Valley Dairy Sales. Located Approx. 175 Repo's & off
on the corner of S. Walnut lease vehicles. Keystone
Street and the Front Moun- Public Auto Exchange,
tain Rd„ Belleville, PA 1111 Rt. 22-322 Dauphin.
Pa.
HEinr
BAUB
Saturday, December 17th, 1994
at 10:00 a.m.
Approximately 175 Repo’s and
Off Lease Vehicles will be offered
150 Dealer and Public Units
40SSKEYSTONE
IrEgßi public
MfW auto
EXCHANGE
rrds AH-000057-L
liar Bryan D. Imes, auct.
SAT. DEC. 17 - 9;3OAM
In most hatcheries where un
hatched eggs are opened frequently
the percent hatch is improved.
The bad news is that opening un
hatched embryos is messy, variable,
difficult to interpret and may not
show a clear diagnosis.
Ninety percent hatch of fertile
eggs or above is valuable. Most
people are satisfied with 70 to 90
percent hatch of fertiles. Below 70
percent hatch of fertiles means slow
bankruptcy, loss of money, time,
effort, and skill. Below 70 percent
hatch of fertile eggs results in a loss
of labor, loss of breeder function,
loss of market share, loss of cus
tomers, and loss of capital position.
The greatest loss is that many birds
that never hatch have superior
potential for growth, egg quality,
marketability and efficient use of
feed.
growthy and well muscled.
He’s served as director of the
Maryland Polled Hereford Associ
ation (PHA) for 13 years, has been
treasurer and director of the Penn
sylvania PHA, and has served as
director and past president of the
Mason-Dixon PHA. He’s also a
member of the Pennsylvania Cat
tlemen’s Association. He’s active
in his breed’s performance records
program and participates in steer
feeding tests.
He’s been a Washington Coun
ty 4-H leader for 20 years and is a
Smithsburg FFA Chapter Hon
orary Farmer. He’s served on the
Washington County AG Expo
board and is on the Extension
Advisory Committee.
SEE YOUR NEARES
&
l£W HOLLAND
DEALER
FOR DEPENDABLE
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RDI, Rte. 934
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35 East Willow Street
717-243-2686
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717-489-3642
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717-367-1319
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717-896-3414
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East Main Street
215-273-3131
215-273-3737
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Canton & Stow Creek
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103 Cemetery Sti
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Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Tamemia. PA
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R.D. 3
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R.D. 2, Box 66
215-869-2214
Washington. NJ
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15 Hillcrest Ave.
908-689-7900
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Broad Street &
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