Description
Object description
whole: the main image is positioned in the upper half, with four smaller images positioned in the lower two-thirds. The
title and text are separate and located in the lower quarter, in black. All set against a white background and held within a brown
border.
image: a photograph of a cockerel with white and black feathers standing in a field. The first of the small images is a photograph of a
farmer sprinkling insecticide onto a chicken which he holds on his lap. The second small image is a photograph of a chicken's feet, one of
which has an inflammation. The third small image is a photograph of a large bowl of eggs. The fourth small image is a photograph of a hen's
head being held in a man's hand. The final small image is a depiction of a Union Flag.
text: BRITISH POULTRY AND EGG PRODUCTION. No. 3
HEALTHY STOCK WILL BREED GOOD LAYING HENS
Hens are most productive when bred from selected strains, and British poultry-keepers produce the best laying breeds. To prevent ailments
the British Government sends qualified veterinary surgeons and poultry-keepers to examine poultry on farms throughout Great Britain. In
this way disease is stamped out and healthy and productive stock is continuously bred. The small picture of the hen's head shows a typical
healthy bird that is a good layer. Her eyes are bright and her comb and wattles full and red. She produces an average of four eggs per
week, and these eggs are large, as the photograph of an average daily yield from a small poultry farm shows. Insecticides should be
sprinkled deep into the feathers of the hen to kill parasites. Another simple trouble, 'bumblefoot,' illustrated above, can be cured by
lancing and bathing the affected part. A good, healthy, laying hen should be mated to a healthy cock of selected strain, as shown in the
large picture, and good chicks will result. Eventually this means more good laying hens.
FOR VICTORY
G.P.D. 377/38/19
Physical description
GPD 377/38/19
British Poultry and Egg Production: No 3
An Arabic language version was also produced (see PST 16171)
Produced as part of a series of posters (see PST 16166, PST 16168, PST 16172)