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chicks uniformly warm d md Il the.
sams dino provtdiax' tl1e with fresh
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The: exact temperature Of the brood.
er Is Of. no particular consequence.
The warmest5 part Of 1t should always
ia just i little too warm 20 that the
chick may Is toward or from the heat,
q It pleases.. The comfortable chick
slseps squatttng down With III head
stretched out: II cold II stands up In
q effort 70 get near the heat. which
ts above 1t, These attitudes 81 the
chicks are by Tar the best Thermometer
tor the hrooder.. .lss-sl =.,. s... ! III, @
q The arrangement Of the brooder for
the sleeping accommodations Of the
chicks il important, but this is not
the only thing to be considered. ID d
brooder: The brooder used in the ear
y season. and especially: the outdoor
brooder. must have ample space pro.
vided Tor the dsytim accommodation
Of the chick. This part of the hrooder
must be, well lighted and somewhat
cooler than the hover. Az soon as
conditions will permit get the chick
ems out on a large doors or, better still.
on j. the ground. Keep the, chicks
scratching in daylight and sleeping
stretched ont ct night, and, the; most
difficult problem Of poultry raising has
been solved; =:
-. ! -, Feeding chieks.h
Little chicks should not be fed for
forty-eight to seventy-two hours after
Matching. Nature has. provided for
their nourishment during this period.
and people who worry. about: them
starving are wasting pity. Another
error made by kind hearted people is
Id thinking the chick needs bread and
milk. hard boiled egg yolk or some
other soft food or wet food. On the
contrary. the chick should be given
the same class Of food that it would
get II It: lirst saw daylight in it's ma
tive Indian Jungle.
:: The. natural diet consists: Of seeds.
insects and fresh sprigs Of grass. This
we must duplicate the best we can.
"a chick: may be first fed any: grains
that chickens eat In later life II the
particles are small enough tor the
chick to swallow, and they do not
need to be so SMALL either. for newly
Matched chicks can swallow Kad1r
corn or whole wheat Hulled oats and
millet are two Of the choicest grain
foods for young chicks. Wheat, crack
ed corn aud Kanar corn are staple
poultry food. :.... -.
Feed small quantities and >as otter
~ 10 convenient, If tho food is. buried
in 4 deep litter. they must work longer
getting IT. out The idea IL to have
them. always: hungry enough to. hunt
for feed and always q little food 10,
them to ind. II tho chicks are at nber
u feeding often IS not SO important
Three times . day would be sufhcient
while II they roam far In the fields
finding much food, morning and even
ing feeding Ia all that 4. necessary.: :
It IS highly tmportant that the young
chicks be given a. little meat food in
some form. Com mnnee4s a. beet scrap, K
be had at the feed; store. is the best
meat t:foed foksasny saatt a of poultry. 70,
chicks hatched in the spring :of thl
year and allowed TO- range outdoors M
special provision for green food: need
be made. II hatched in the winter s.
r. highly important that this be pro
vided in some FORM There is nothing
better for winter green food thar
kale, which II planted the season be
fore will keep greers5all winter:sin al
most any climate: ..Elarly| lettuce ant