Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-08

rhe fow, needs more protein and
more oily foods to repair the waste.
hat is going on. and II is during this
,erlod Of liberal feeding that the
iealth Of the fowl must be closely
riarded nv careful selection of the
foods. The preparation for winter
shows Is less difficult, because at tina,
period the fowls, both old and young
have generally attained maturity in
size, shape and plumage. II must not
De overlooked that the steady growth
IF the fowl from the egg to the show
Dom. rtbe. result of correct feeding
Ind caIel5is condition TO ,be desired
1t all times, and one that repays the
fancier by producing brighter plumage
md faces. and more even color in the
lobes.
Feeding cattle for market and feed
ing for milk are two very different
propositions.
The same is true of fowl. n you
want flesh on your birds feed proper
~ for II. II Il is eggs you want. feed
for eggs
For egg production the object Is
generally to force the pullets to ma
turity, and after maturity they are
.wo-year.cld hens. subsequent to
which they become less profitable.
Laying foods pay for themselves
many times over during the season
Of high prices for eggs whether they
are purchased separately and mixed
by the poultry man. or bought In the
prepared form. The proportion Of
animal food must be largely increased
for this purpose and full supply of
all foods should he fed. Do not over
look the bulky vegetable food--that
IL, the green food as 1t is generally
called II assists the fowl In digest.
ing the additional food she is induced
to eat when the poultry man Is an
xious to increase his egg supply.
Conditions govern successful poul.
try feeding. On the farm range
fowls get sufficient supply
of bulky vegetable foods to
satisfy their wants, and so do not re-
quire to be specially supplied In sum
| mer. II Is not so much what fowl
consumes that does the good. but
what 1t digests.
There is no better bulky vegetable
food than, alfalfa (lucerne), which Is
for all practical purposes similar to
clover. When your fowls become list.
less, dumpish or thin; when they
cease laying. or lay fewer eggs than
you think they should, give thought
to the food they are getting, and con-
slider II you cannot find In II the cause
Of their want OF vitality and product.
iveness. Are they getting all they
need OF protein and carbohydrates
the fesh-forming and the heat.forming
foods?
Assuming that you have provided
variety of foods-grain. bulky vege.
table foods and animal foods--remem.
Der that the grain Itself should also
be fed In considerable variety: that
is to say, the fowls should not be lin.
tied to wheat even when animal foods
are fed with It; neither should corn
form the sole grain food, nor oats. nor
any other one grain. but such var
iety should be fed as will tempt the
appetite OF the fowls, and at the same
F, time give them that proportion of
each best suited to their needs.
Herein is one of the chief values OF
the ready.mixed foods that are to be
found upon the market. They are
composed Of variety OF grains care
fully selected and scientifically bal.
anced.
/ For The Market.
Preparing chickens for market by
.crate-feedlng Is simple business
that can be conducted successfully by
any poultryman. II is very profit
able branch of the poultry business.
The chickens are fed In confinement
In special crates or boxes above the
ground and are placed In the crates
at an age when there is the least
danger OF loss from disease. They
are fed an economical and properly.
balanced ration. They are not per.
mitted to exercise-each chlsken has
Just sufficient room In the crate to
stand up and sit down. As a natural
result, the food consumed Is used in
the formation of the high quality