Post by bw on Aug 21, 2005 17:04:50 GMT -5
THE MODERN KNIFE AND GAFF KEEP
MOST KNIFE FIGHTS ARE DECIDED IN A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ROOSTER LEAVES YOUR HANDS. ENDURANCE AND STAMINA PLAY NO PART IN THIS TYPE FIGHT. CUTTING ABILITY, AGGRESIVENESS, SENSE, HEALTH, AND SPEED ARE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN QUICK, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. MENTAL HEALTH IS 85% OF CONDITION OF A WELL FED KNIFE OR GAFF COCK.
HE MUST HAVE HIS MIND ON ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT THE OTHER ROOSTER. THIS MENTAL CONDITION IS ACHIEVED BY A GOOD WEEK OF PRE-KEEP IN WHICH THE ROOSTERS ARE GENTLED AND ACQUAINTED SLOWLY WITH THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS.
YOU MAY THINK WHEN YOU FOLLOW THIS KEEP THAT YOU ARE NOT REALLY CONDITIONING THE ROOSTERS. YOU ARE PARTLY RIGHT, BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET THE ROOSTER READY TO FIGHT, WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF HIS NATURAL ABILITIES, ESPECIALLY CUTTING ABILITY.
IN CONDITIONING FOR THE KNIFE OR GAFF, THE KEEP IS THE SAME EXCEPT YOU MAY WANT TO FLY THE ROOSTER ON THE WORK TABLE DURING THE WORK WEEK, OR MOVE HIM MORE TIMES. START WITH 5 FLIES AND WORK UP TO 15. HOLD THE ROOSTER LOWER THAN THE BOARD ABOUT 3 FT. OUT AND RELEASE HIM AT THE BOARD. THIS IS OPTIONAL. I THINK IT’S MORE FOR YOU THAN THE ROOSTER.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
COCKHOUSE – ABOUT 15X20 WITH HIGH CEILING, WELL VENTILATED, BUT NO DRAFTS. STALLS ABOUT 2’ SQUARE.
FLYPENS – ROOST POLES 4’ OFF THE GROUND. PENS 5’ WIDE X 8’ LONG HIGH. USE BLACK FELT TAR PAPER ON THE FLOOR. 4” OF CORN SHUCKS ON THE FLOOR AS LITTER.
FEEDCUPS- SMALL PLASTIC, 2 OZ. FEED MEASURE
STRINGWALKS – 7” LONG IN GRASS. HUTS 4’ HIGH
DROPOUT PENS – 4’ DIAMETER AND 4’ HIGH. PUT IN SOME LOOSE LEAVES.
RECTANGLE PENS – 4’ X 6’ X 4’. HORSE MANURE AS LITTER
PENS – 4’X4’ AND PUT ON THE GRASS. HAVE A PULLET BY EACH ONE.
(1)
PRE-KEEP
(MENTAL CONDITIONING PERIOD AS SHOWN ON TAPE)
ACQUAINT ROOSTERS WITH ALL STALLS AND PENS THEY ARE GOING TO USE DURING THE KEEP.
FEED TWICE A DAY – START WITH 2 OZ. FEED PER FEEDING. FEED DRY IN MORNING, WITH 1 OZ. BUTTERMILK AT NIGHT.
GIVE 1 TEASPOON OF CHOPPED VEGETABLES AND FRUITS AT NOON. EACH DAY OF ENTIRE 3 WEEK KEEP UP TO WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK.
THE PRE-KEEP IS MAINLY FOR MENTAL CONDITIONING.
SPAR EVERY DAY IN PRE-KEEP, JUST 2 BUCKLES. ALSO TEASE IN AND OUT OF THE PENS.
(2)
FEED
MORNING FEED – 50% LAYING PELLETS (18%)
25% CRACKED CORN
5% WHEAT
5% BARLEY
5% DRY BLUE RIBBON DOG FOOD (21%)
5% CALF MANNA
5% OAT GROATS
NIGHT FEED – 75% ABOVE MIXTURE
25% COOKED PEARL BARLEY AND BUTTERMILK
FEEDING AND CONDITIONING PROCEDURE
AT 7AM., GO TO THE COCKHOUSE AND GET THE COCKS FROM THE STALLS WHERE YOU PUT THEM THE NIGHT BEFORE. BE SURE THEY HAVE NO FEED IN THEIR CRAW FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEN PUT THEM IN THE FLY PENS. THROW 1 ½ OZ. OF THE MORNING FEED ON THE LITTER. WHEN COCKS ARE TAKEN FROM FLY PENS, MAKE SURE ALL THE FEED HAS BEEN EATEN.
IF NOT, CUT FEED BY ¼ OZ. NEXT MORNING, YOU CAN INCREASE BY SAME AMOUNT IF HE CLEANS UP REAL QUICK AND STILL ACTS HUNGRY.
LEAVE COCKS IN FLY PENS FOR AN HOUR, THEN FOLLOW SCHEDULE BELOW:
8 A.M. - ----10 A.M. ----------------------------STRINGS
10A.M.------12 NOON ------------------------4X6 PENS
12 NOON – 2 P.M. ----------------------------ROUND PENS
2 P.M. -------3 P.M. ---------------------------- 4X4 PENS
3 P.M. -------4 P.M. ----------------------------BACK TO FLY PENS
(3)
AT NOON FEED EACH ROOSTER A HEAPING TEASPOON OF CHOPPED VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. (DO THIS THE ENTIRE KEEP UP TO WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK.)
AT 4 P.M. PUT THE ROOSTERS IN THE STALLS AND FEED THE NIGHT FEED. FEED 2 OZ. PER BIRD. IF HE HAS ANY IN HIS CRAW IN THE MORNING, FEED ¼ OZ. LESS THE NEXT NIGHT. ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK, PUT ONE TABLESPOON OF REDCELL VITAMINS PER SIX COCKS ON NIGHT FEED.
ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK, PUT ONE TABLESPOON OF DESICATED LIVER PER SIX COCKS ON NIGHT FEED. STARTING SUNDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF THE THIRD WEEK, CHANGE THE MOVING SCHEDULE TO BELOW:
MONDAY --- MOVE 4 TIMES.
TUESDAY – MOVE 3 TIMES.
WEDNESDAY --- MOVE 2 TIMES.
THURSDAY --- MOVE 1 TIME.
FRIDAY --- REST DAY.
(4)
MONDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK, PUT THE ROOSTERS IN STALLS AT 4 P.M. TUESDAY, PUT THEM IN STALLS AT 3 P.M, WEDNESDAY AT 2 P.M., THURSDAY AT 1 P.M., AND ON FRIDAY REST ALL DAY OR HALF A DAY. USE OWN JUDGEMENT. NERVOUS OR HIGH STRUNG ROOSTERS REQUIRE LESS REST.
THE IDEA IS TO MOVE THE COCKS LESS AND LESS EACH DAY OF THE LAST WEEK UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE FIGHT. STARTING MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK, INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CRACKED CORN IN THE MORNING AND NIGHT FEED BY 15% PER DAY.
STARTING ON WEDNESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK, DISCONTINUE THE VITAMINS AT NIGHT FEEDING; ALSO DISCONTINUE THE VEGETABLES AT NOON. CUT FEED ¼ OZ. ON THURSDAY MORNING. CUT FEED ¼ OZ. MORE ON THURSDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY FEED 1 ½ OZ.
POINT FOR KNIFE: IF YOU FIGHT ON SATURDAY AT ABOUT NOON, FEED 1 TEASPOON LEVELED OF HALF CRACKED CORN AND HALF BARLEY WET WITH BUTTERMILK ON FRIDAY NIGHT. FEED ¼ TEASPOONS SATURDAY MORNING IF THE COCK CRAPS OUT VERY LITTLE OR JUST “DOTS” EARLY IN THE MORNING. KEEP DROPPINGS MEDIUM LOOSE ALL DURING KEEP, EVEN ON FIGHT DAY.
(SEE TAPE FOR OPTIONAL POINT FEEDS.)
POINT FOR GAFF: ON FRIDAY NIGHT, FEED HALF A TEASPOON OF CRACKED CORN AND A HALF HARD BOILED EGG WHITE WITH A FEW DROPS OF BUTTERMILK OVER IT.
(5)
TRAVELING FEED
THIS IS GOING TO BE GIVEN IN PLACE OF THE NIGHT OF TRAVEL. GIVE THIS FEED JUST BEFORE YOU BOX UP AND HEAD OUT.
TAKE ONE BOX OF KNOX PLAIN GELATIN AND MIX WITH 2 CUPS OF WATER AND ½ CAN (SMALL CAN) OF PET MILK AND ONE TABLESPOON OF SUGAR IN A BOILER. STIR AND BRING TO A BOIL. POUR INTO A PAN 1” DEEP. PUT INTO REFRIGERATOR. CUT INTO 1’ CUBES AND GIVE TO ROOSTERS JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE. IF THEY WON’T EAT IT, HAND FEED IT. USE THIS WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES ONLY. THEY WILL NOT DRY OUT AND TRAVEL WELL.
WHEN TRAVELING SHORT DISTANCES, BE SURE THERE IS NO FEED IN CRAW BEFORE YOU START.
SPARRING
ONCE A DAY LET THE ROOSTERS BUCKLE INTO EACH OTHER ONE TIME AND CATCH THEM IMMEDIATELY. IF A ROOSTER GETS HIT AND DOESN’T HAVE A CHANCE TO HIT BACK HE WILL TOMORROW. WHEN THE ROOSTER’S FEATHERS ARE GREEN, WHICH THEY WILL BE UNTIL SOMETIME IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, HOLD A BATTERED COCK IN YOUR HAND. LET THE ROOSTER TO BE SPARRED HIT INTO HIM ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. HOLD THE BATTERED COCK ONLY ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND AND OFFER HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE COCK TO BE SPARRED. DON’T MAKE YOUR COCK FLY UP AFTER A COCK. BILL THE COCKS BEFORE YOU DO THE ABOVE.
(6)
NOTE
COOKING PEARL BARLEY: USE TWO CUPS WATER TO ONE CUP BARLEY. LET WATER COME TO A BOIL BEFORE PUTTING BARLEY IN.
AFTER YOU PUT THE BARLEY INTO WATER, TURN DOWN HEAT TO LOW AND COVER.
COOK UNTIL BARLEY HAS SOAKED UP THE WATER WHICH USUALLY TAKES 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
NEVER FEED BARLEY WHILE IT IS STILL HOT, COOL DOWN WITH WATER.
(7)
#88 7 PRE-KEEP
CLEAN UP
VET-RX – 1 DROP IN EACH NOSTRIL
½ CC. COMBIOTIC HIGH IN THE BREAST
WORM ROOSTER
CLEAN LEGS WITH VET-RX
ANY CUTS USE BAG BALM
DE-LOUSE PEMECTRIN II – ½ TABLESPOON PER QT.
CUT SPURS
ACQUAINT ROOSTERS WITH ALL STALLS HE WILL BE USING (DURING PRE-KEEP) PREKEEP IS TO GENTLE AND GET THEM USED TO YOU
#1244 FEED
FEED DRY IN MORNING
FEED SAME AT NIGHT BUT ADD 1 OZ. BUTTERMILK
#1280 VITAMINS
MON., WEDS., FRIDAY OF PRE-KEEP, 1 TBL. OF RED CELL PER 6 ROOSTERS
TUES. AND THURS. OF PRE-KEEP, 1 TBL. OF DESICATED LIVER PER 6 ROOSTERS
SPAR EVERY OTHER DAY ONE BUCKLE
PRE-KEEP IS FOR MENTAL CONDITIONING
FEED EVERY 12 HOURS
2 OZ. OF FEED TO START
#1363 2ND WEEK OF KEEP – WORK WEEK
MORNING FEED IS THE SAME, DRY. IN FLYPENS, IF POSSIBLE 30-45 MINUTES TO EAT THEN MOVE ROOSTER EVERY 2 HOURS IF POSSIBLE FOR ENTIRE WEEK
NIGHT FEED IS SAME EXCEPT ADD 25% COOKED PEARLED BARLEY WITH 1 OZ. BUTTERMILK
VITAMINS ARE SAME AS 1ST WEEK
ON SUNDAY OF WORK WEEK , SPAR GOOD 2-3 BUCKLES, 4FT. APART THEN 8FT.
LOOK FOR CONSISTENCY
#1621 3RD WEEK OF KEEP, COMING SHARP
MOVE LESS FROM 5-4, 4-3, 3-2, ETC. PUT ROOSTER UP EACH DAY ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN THE PREVIOUS DAY.
INCREASE 15% EACH DAY CRACKED CORN UNTIL FRIDAY FEED IS ALMOST 100%. CUT THURS. MORNING FEED BY 1/4 OZ. THURS. NITE, CUT ¼ OZ. MORE, FRI. MORNING
FEED SAME AS THUR. NITE.
POINT FEED FRI. NITE, LEVEL TEASPOON
POINT FEED
DRY ½ CRACKED CORN, ½ PEARLED BARLEY
WET 100% CRACKED CORN
NORMAL ½ CRACKED CORN, ½ EGG WHITE
MOST KNIFE FIGHTS ARE DECIDED IN A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ROOSTER LEAVES YOUR HANDS. ENDURANCE AND STAMINA PLAY NO PART IN THIS TYPE FIGHT. CUTTING ABILITY, AGGRESIVENESS, SENSE, HEALTH, AND SPEED ARE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN QUICK, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. MENTAL HEALTH IS 85% OF CONDITION OF A WELL FED KNIFE OR GAFF COCK.
HE MUST HAVE HIS MIND ON ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT THE OTHER ROOSTER. THIS MENTAL CONDITION IS ACHIEVED BY A GOOD WEEK OF PRE-KEEP IN WHICH THE ROOSTERS ARE GENTLED AND ACQUAINTED SLOWLY WITH THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS.
YOU MAY THINK WHEN YOU FOLLOW THIS KEEP THAT YOU ARE NOT REALLY CONDITIONING THE ROOSTERS. YOU ARE PARTLY RIGHT, BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET THE ROOSTER READY TO FIGHT, WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF HIS NATURAL ABILITIES, ESPECIALLY CUTTING ABILITY.
IN CONDITIONING FOR THE KNIFE OR GAFF, THE KEEP IS THE SAME EXCEPT YOU MAY WANT TO FLY THE ROOSTER ON THE WORK TABLE DURING THE WORK WEEK, OR MOVE HIM MORE TIMES. START WITH 5 FLIES AND WORK UP TO 15. HOLD THE ROOSTER LOWER THAN THE BOARD ABOUT 3 FT. OUT AND RELEASE HIM AT THE BOARD. THIS IS OPTIONAL. I THINK IT’S MORE FOR YOU THAN THE ROOSTER.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
COCKHOUSE – ABOUT 15X20 WITH HIGH CEILING, WELL VENTILATED, BUT NO DRAFTS. STALLS ABOUT 2’ SQUARE.
FLYPENS – ROOST POLES 4’ OFF THE GROUND. PENS 5’ WIDE X 8’ LONG HIGH. USE BLACK FELT TAR PAPER ON THE FLOOR. 4” OF CORN SHUCKS ON THE FLOOR AS LITTER.
FEEDCUPS- SMALL PLASTIC, 2 OZ. FEED MEASURE
STRINGWALKS – 7” LONG IN GRASS. HUTS 4’ HIGH
DROPOUT PENS – 4’ DIAMETER AND 4’ HIGH. PUT IN SOME LOOSE LEAVES.
RECTANGLE PENS – 4’ X 6’ X 4’. HORSE MANURE AS LITTER
PENS – 4’X4’ AND PUT ON THE GRASS. HAVE A PULLET BY EACH ONE.
(1)
PRE-KEEP
(MENTAL CONDITIONING PERIOD AS SHOWN ON TAPE)
ACQUAINT ROOSTERS WITH ALL STALLS AND PENS THEY ARE GOING TO USE DURING THE KEEP.
FEED TWICE A DAY – START WITH 2 OZ. FEED PER FEEDING. FEED DRY IN MORNING, WITH 1 OZ. BUTTERMILK AT NIGHT.
GIVE 1 TEASPOON OF CHOPPED VEGETABLES AND FRUITS AT NOON. EACH DAY OF ENTIRE 3 WEEK KEEP UP TO WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK.
THE PRE-KEEP IS MAINLY FOR MENTAL CONDITIONING.
SPAR EVERY DAY IN PRE-KEEP, JUST 2 BUCKLES. ALSO TEASE IN AND OUT OF THE PENS.
(2)
FEED
MORNING FEED – 50% LAYING PELLETS (18%)
25% CRACKED CORN
5% WHEAT
5% BARLEY
5% DRY BLUE RIBBON DOG FOOD (21%)
5% CALF MANNA
5% OAT GROATS
NIGHT FEED – 75% ABOVE MIXTURE
25% COOKED PEARL BARLEY AND BUTTERMILK
FEEDING AND CONDITIONING PROCEDURE
AT 7AM., GO TO THE COCKHOUSE AND GET THE COCKS FROM THE STALLS WHERE YOU PUT THEM THE NIGHT BEFORE. BE SURE THEY HAVE NO FEED IN THEIR CRAW FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEN PUT THEM IN THE FLY PENS. THROW 1 ½ OZ. OF THE MORNING FEED ON THE LITTER. WHEN COCKS ARE TAKEN FROM FLY PENS, MAKE SURE ALL THE FEED HAS BEEN EATEN.
IF NOT, CUT FEED BY ¼ OZ. NEXT MORNING, YOU CAN INCREASE BY SAME AMOUNT IF HE CLEANS UP REAL QUICK AND STILL ACTS HUNGRY.
LEAVE COCKS IN FLY PENS FOR AN HOUR, THEN FOLLOW SCHEDULE BELOW:
8 A.M. - ----10 A.M. ----------------------------STRINGS
10A.M.------12 NOON ------------------------4X6 PENS
12 NOON – 2 P.M. ----------------------------ROUND PENS
2 P.M. -------3 P.M. ---------------------------- 4X4 PENS
3 P.M. -------4 P.M. ----------------------------BACK TO FLY PENS
(3)
AT NOON FEED EACH ROOSTER A HEAPING TEASPOON OF CHOPPED VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. (DO THIS THE ENTIRE KEEP UP TO WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK.)
AT 4 P.M. PUT THE ROOSTERS IN THE STALLS AND FEED THE NIGHT FEED. FEED 2 OZ. PER BIRD. IF HE HAS ANY IN HIS CRAW IN THE MORNING, FEED ¼ OZ. LESS THE NEXT NIGHT. ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK, PUT ONE TABLESPOON OF REDCELL VITAMINS PER SIX COCKS ON NIGHT FEED.
ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK, PUT ONE TABLESPOON OF DESICATED LIVER PER SIX COCKS ON NIGHT FEED. STARTING SUNDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF THE THIRD WEEK, CHANGE THE MOVING SCHEDULE TO BELOW:
MONDAY --- MOVE 4 TIMES.
TUESDAY – MOVE 3 TIMES.
WEDNESDAY --- MOVE 2 TIMES.
THURSDAY --- MOVE 1 TIME.
FRIDAY --- REST DAY.
(4)
MONDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK, PUT THE ROOSTERS IN STALLS AT 4 P.M. TUESDAY, PUT THEM IN STALLS AT 3 P.M, WEDNESDAY AT 2 P.M., THURSDAY AT 1 P.M., AND ON FRIDAY REST ALL DAY OR HALF A DAY. USE OWN JUDGEMENT. NERVOUS OR HIGH STRUNG ROOSTERS REQUIRE LESS REST.
THE IDEA IS TO MOVE THE COCKS LESS AND LESS EACH DAY OF THE LAST WEEK UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE FIGHT. STARTING MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK, INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CRACKED CORN IN THE MORNING AND NIGHT FEED BY 15% PER DAY.
STARTING ON WEDNESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK, DISCONTINUE THE VITAMINS AT NIGHT FEEDING; ALSO DISCONTINUE THE VEGETABLES AT NOON. CUT FEED ¼ OZ. ON THURSDAY MORNING. CUT FEED ¼ OZ. MORE ON THURSDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY FEED 1 ½ OZ.
POINT FOR KNIFE: IF YOU FIGHT ON SATURDAY AT ABOUT NOON, FEED 1 TEASPOON LEVELED OF HALF CRACKED CORN AND HALF BARLEY WET WITH BUTTERMILK ON FRIDAY NIGHT. FEED ¼ TEASPOONS SATURDAY MORNING IF THE COCK CRAPS OUT VERY LITTLE OR JUST “DOTS” EARLY IN THE MORNING. KEEP DROPPINGS MEDIUM LOOSE ALL DURING KEEP, EVEN ON FIGHT DAY.
(SEE TAPE FOR OPTIONAL POINT FEEDS.)
POINT FOR GAFF: ON FRIDAY NIGHT, FEED HALF A TEASPOON OF CRACKED CORN AND A HALF HARD BOILED EGG WHITE WITH A FEW DROPS OF BUTTERMILK OVER IT.
(5)
TRAVELING FEED
THIS IS GOING TO BE GIVEN IN PLACE OF THE NIGHT OF TRAVEL. GIVE THIS FEED JUST BEFORE YOU BOX UP AND HEAD OUT.
TAKE ONE BOX OF KNOX PLAIN GELATIN AND MIX WITH 2 CUPS OF WATER AND ½ CAN (SMALL CAN) OF PET MILK AND ONE TABLESPOON OF SUGAR IN A BOILER. STIR AND BRING TO A BOIL. POUR INTO A PAN 1” DEEP. PUT INTO REFRIGERATOR. CUT INTO 1’ CUBES AND GIVE TO ROOSTERS JUST BEFORE YOU LEAVE. IF THEY WON’T EAT IT, HAND FEED IT. USE THIS WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES ONLY. THEY WILL NOT DRY OUT AND TRAVEL WELL.
WHEN TRAVELING SHORT DISTANCES, BE SURE THERE IS NO FEED IN CRAW BEFORE YOU START.
SPARRING
ONCE A DAY LET THE ROOSTERS BUCKLE INTO EACH OTHER ONE TIME AND CATCH THEM IMMEDIATELY. IF A ROOSTER GETS HIT AND DOESN’T HAVE A CHANCE TO HIT BACK HE WILL TOMORROW. WHEN THE ROOSTER’S FEATHERS ARE GREEN, WHICH THEY WILL BE UNTIL SOMETIME IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, HOLD A BATTERED COCK IN YOUR HAND. LET THE ROOSTER TO BE SPARRED HIT INTO HIM ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. HOLD THE BATTERED COCK ONLY ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND AND OFFER HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE COCK TO BE SPARRED. DON’T MAKE YOUR COCK FLY UP AFTER A COCK. BILL THE COCKS BEFORE YOU DO THE ABOVE.
(6)
NOTE
COOKING PEARL BARLEY: USE TWO CUPS WATER TO ONE CUP BARLEY. LET WATER COME TO A BOIL BEFORE PUTTING BARLEY IN.
AFTER YOU PUT THE BARLEY INTO WATER, TURN DOWN HEAT TO LOW AND COVER.
COOK UNTIL BARLEY HAS SOAKED UP THE WATER WHICH USUALLY TAKES 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
NEVER FEED BARLEY WHILE IT IS STILL HOT, COOL DOWN WITH WATER.
(7)
#88 7 PRE-KEEP
CLEAN UP
VET-RX – 1 DROP IN EACH NOSTRIL
½ CC. COMBIOTIC HIGH IN THE BREAST
WORM ROOSTER
CLEAN LEGS WITH VET-RX
ANY CUTS USE BAG BALM
DE-LOUSE PEMECTRIN II – ½ TABLESPOON PER QT.
CUT SPURS
ACQUAINT ROOSTERS WITH ALL STALLS HE WILL BE USING (DURING PRE-KEEP) PREKEEP IS TO GENTLE AND GET THEM USED TO YOU
#1244 FEED
FEED DRY IN MORNING
FEED SAME AT NIGHT BUT ADD 1 OZ. BUTTERMILK
#1280 VITAMINS
MON., WEDS., FRIDAY OF PRE-KEEP, 1 TBL. OF RED CELL PER 6 ROOSTERS
TUES. AND THURS. OF PRE-KEEP, 1 TBL. OF DESICATED LIVER PER 6 ROOSTERS
SPAR EVERY OTHER DAY ONE BUCKLE
PRE-KEEP IS FOR MENTAL CONDITIONING
FEED EVERY 12 HOURS
2 OZ. OF FEED TO START
#1363 2ND WEEK OF KEEP – WORK WEEK
MORNING FEED IS THE SAME, DRY. IN FLYPENS, IF POSSIBLE 30-45 MINUTES TO EAT THEN MOVE ROOSTER EVERY 2 HOURS IF POSSIBLE FOR ENTIRE WEEK
NIGHT FEED IS SAME EXCEPT ADD 25% COOKED PEARLED BARLEY WITH 1 OZ. BUTTERMILK
VITAMINS ARE SAME AS 1ST WEEK
ON SUNDAY OF WORK WEEK , SPAR GOOD 2-3 BUCKLES, 4FT. APART THEN 8FT.
LOOK FOR CONSISTENCY
#1621 3RD WEEK OF KEEP, COMING SHARP
MOVE LESS FROM 5-4, 4-3, 3-2, ETC. PUT ROOSTER UP EACH DAY ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN THE PREVIOUS DAY.
INCREASE 15% EACH DAY CRACKED CORN UNTIL FRIDAY FEED IS ALMOST 100%. CUT THURS. MORNING FEED BY 1/4 OZ. THURS. NITE, CUT ¼ OZ. MORE, FRI. MORNING
FEED SAME AS THUR. NITE.
POINT FEED FRI. NITE, LEVEL TEASPOON
POINT FEED
DRY ½ CRACKED CORN, ½ PEARLED BARLEY
WET 100% CRACKED CORN
NORMAL ½ CRACKED CORN, ½ EGG WHITE
