The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21
FEEDING TIE CHICKS.

A young quack's sister made this
comment on his proficiency: BILLY
isn't much for old folks yet. but he's
awful good al doetoring sick babies" "
IL Billy had reached point Of thera.
peutlcal skill where he could solve
these little pink perfection puzzles
that baffie so many Of our big Drained.
big hearted, fatherly physicians, he
had whole lot to quack over.
It's one thing to bring little fuzzy
ruffie chicks into the world aud an
other 10 keep them.
One of the big chick growers, who says
he raised 10000 last year. declares we
do well TO raise 80 per cent II that's
all he raised, the undertaken must have
been doing stunts. We thought we
were crying enough when we took 200
from 1860 and put them In the ground,
but we were glad enough to save that
proportion, and, II you want our know
how, here Ii Is, but remember we are
not lnstructing the hen cluck. She
uses her own think, and It's good
one II you don't butt In. For thirty
hours feed not. This is the chicks
sleepy period. 1t is asslmllating the
yolk that was absorbed before leaving
the shell. In thirty hours comes the
appetite. Cuddle them In basket and
bear to the warm brooder. Bed them
on dry sandy loan, for, like other ba-
bies, everything goes to mouth" and
they'll I'LL up on straw and other indl-
gestibles. Dip each little bill into cool
water, and they know where and how |
TO drink. Put them under hover, and
they at once know their mamma. You
are pop" Put in louseless ten-day-
old chick as kindergarten director
They'll follow his lead. Now scatter
two tablespoonfuls of crystal grit for
milk teeth. Ring breakfast bell Spread
fine dry breadcrumbs sparlngiy. See
that all have chance. Keep them q
little hungry. Feed as often as they
need-their crops half full In the day,
two-thlrds at night. II crops aren't
empty In the morning, oyerfed Starve
them empty. Do we feed hard boiled
eggs? No. They cost too much-too
many little lives Don't you know
chicks are two legged eggs and right
before they kick out absorb the yolkf
Egg diets as stale as feeding egg
shells over and over again TO hens.
Eggshells are wornout lime. Hens
like them because they taste Of egg
They are good egg eater hatchers.
Do we feed johnnycake? No; we do
no cakewalk stunts. Johnnycake be-
ongs to the tallow candle era. Do we
iced rolled oats? No-pastes up be-
hind. Do we feed wet cornmeal, bran
md mid mash, boiled rice? No-noth-
ng wet, nothing that gets sour. If
vou wish to molsten bread with milk
It's good, but feed little, as 1t sours
'oon. The second day we give taste
If beef scrap and sieve before them
wheat and corn ground finely In our
Mill. Caution: Allow no feed to lie
lround to sour or be fouled. Do not
ollow the advice Feed all they will
at up clean" On the fourth or fifth
lay we put in charcoal and give green
ettuce or tender clover on the sod.
{ they now know enough not to eat =
ut straw, we give them straw litter {
With a sprinkllng Of good chick scratch +
nc food to work for. We now bed +,
hem with cut wheat straw. Raw !.
resi- meat (Hamburg steak may be
ed sparingly or milk as substitute a
or beef scrap. When you give milk u
ut in shielded vessel, as 1t is deadly b
! their feathers are soiled In 1t. They n
hould now be growing rapidly, and
ned must be increased. Their appe-
ties being normal, the tenth day hang ri
p hoppers of charcoal, beef scrap and 81
rlt. Keep green food before them. n
tart finely cut fresh green bone now. :
brow In a little whole wheat and 4
.acked corn In thirty days, when
anger point is passed, change to
heat, barley, oats, cracked corn and
affir corn While on range you must
low for what Mother Nature and =
.other Hen furnish In seeds, green's =
lgs, worms, snails and other delicate
Antics.