Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31

tern is necessary to do it with, as this
is of much Importance in the raising
of late hatched chicks
AS to the feed used, wheat bread
soaked in milk and squeezed dry and
fed crumbled for the firs- few days
have always given us the best results.
After the first few days we supple
ment this with fine grain mixtures
and are particularly careful To see that
at least one .;hird of the mixture con-
sists of hulled oats cracked fine
The first esI should be made out IF
this grain mixture and also the last,
and between those two feeds give SOFT
food which should be dry and cruInbly.
Bone dust is used to great advantage
and where used with any degree of
judgment it is almost impossible to
feed them off their legs"
Where the chicks are to be raised for
exhibition purposes, and little ex-
pense is of no consideration, after the
chicks are four weeks old feed them
once a day with a custard baked in
the same way that you would make 1t
for your own table use, only leave out
the flavoring.
Green bone finely cut and fed spar
ingly so as not to induce looseness of
the bowels is also an excellent frame
builder.
See to it that cold fresh water and
green, succulent food is supplied in
abundance from the very start. II
water is given from the very first the
little chicks will not overdrink and
cause trouble.
Keep strict attention to green food
and water; it is of great importance.
These little attentions are the secret
of raising to maturity late Matched
chicks and overcoming difficulties.
We, of course. have taken for grant
ed that a moderately large run was
provided for the late hatched chicks.
where they would be unmolested by
the other larger chickens; for success
with late chickens is not possible ex-
cept where they can be cared for sep
arately, and all of them of the same
size I know of no better place for
this purpose than a small fenced in
orchard. It is the ideal place for our
purpose, furnishing everything in the
way of shade and shelter.
Where this cannot be had grass
run with all the necessary shade fur
nished and large enough to not only
provide green food but so as to keep
from being fouled by the chicks Will
answer And now a few words as to
housing and we have done. Under no
circumstances whatsoever put more
chicks into one coop than would keep
them comfortable and give them NOV
ing room on rainy uay.
A few rainy DAYS will breed more
trouble than any other thing to brood
of chickens, if kept in too small
coon, leaking and foul with the accu-
mutation of even a few days drop
pings, as it is next to impossible to
keep such a coop clean during rainy
season, and the chicks would stand a
better chance even If left outside to
the tender mercies of a two days rain
storm.
Let the coop be large enough to pro-
vide for this contingency, and If only
twenty or twenty-five chickens are
kept in a coop SKA so much the better
for their comfort and your success
Such a coop will accommodate that
many chicks till they are 10 weeks old.
Perfect cleanliness in the houses is
an absolute necessity, and this should
be attended to daily, so there will
never be any droppings left from one
day to another.
The birds themselves must be ex-
amined frequently, and if there are
signs of lice dust Immediately with
good insect powder and keep 1t up
every two or three weeks all during
the summer.
Plenty of ventilation is also neces-
sity, and where chicks are kept in an
orchard well fenced and free from in
truders leave them to their own choice
in the matter of roosting up until real
cold weather sets in.
Anyway keep the windows open in
the coops during the summer season,
and remember that hot, stuffy quarters
are detrimental to a successful issue.
Keep the youngsters clean, busy and
er~0xuinr ond Won will naVor again QaV