The oasis., 1894-03-22
Care ofchlcks.

Food ls the Keynote, tue nOsb iIl- ! portant point. We all know that a chick cannot grow without the ma terial for growth being found in it's food. and anyone who has carefully considered the article on ''cheap food" which we wrote last month ought to be convinced that cheap food-poor, non-nourishIng food cannot promote growth. With us q liberal feed of cut fresh bone twice a week Is most lm- portant factor. No article of food contains SO liberal portion of the best clements of growth for chicks as cut fresh bone. An experienced poul- tryman was surveying our ten weeks cid chicks early in May and comment- ed most flatteringly upon thelr splen- did development, strong sturdy build, and generous well fed appearance "Ah," said he, "'tis the green bone that does that. That's the stun to make chickens pull down the scales, thought and he was right. Cut bone does put the growth right on them and the coarse oat meal lcut oat meats is another substantial aid.
 When the chicks are well fledged we cheapen our food somewhat by giving them one feed day of equal parts shorts. corn meal and ground oats, to which is added about pint of beef blood and bone or Bowker's animal meal. and this, after being well mixed is moistened with milk. The chicks ''go it for greedily, although, for that matter. ten week sold chicks will Ego for almost anything eatable. For last feed at night we give these to-be marketed chicks all the cracked corn they will eat: if they were to be for next winters layers we should alter nate cracked corn with whole wheat one tonight, the other tomorrow night and so on.
 Fresh grass in abundance is neces- sary to raise good strong chicks and 'grass is cheaper than grain." They eat an astonishing quantity of it.
 Shelter from the rain and shade are great aids to chicken growth. Try giving the little beauties protected square yard of ground. A little obser- vation of how much they enjoy it will convince the stubbornest doubter of it's benefits. It is very easy with a few old pieces of boards or couple of stakes, a cross piece and few bushes, to makea royal shelter for flock, and the reward in added pounds of meat will be substantial.
 Cleanliness is q matter of the great est importance, next to good food the most important Move the coops to fresh ground frequently; clean out the feed troughs daily; rinse the water basins or drinking troughs) every time they are refilled, and keep con- stant supply of water accessible to them. They want to drink a little at time and often during the hot June, July and August days.
 Separate the bullets from the cock. erels just as soon as the sexes can be clearly distinguished This is very important, and yet is commonly neg lectcd. It is quite easy and the only loss of time is in making the selection If one has 100 chickens to put in q field in four families of twenty-ty, each it takes no more time to care fol two families of cockerels and two o bullets than for four families of mixed cockerels and bullets, and the differ ence in growth of those separated vii be surprising. On this point Teget meicrs "Table and Market Poultry ys Fancy Fowls, says:
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