Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13

thing on the order Of a doughnut
This hole in the center acts as a venti
laring fiue and causes a gradual circu
lation Of warm air to pass up through
the center and down over the sides OF
the heating drum, thus keeping the
chicks uniformly warm and at the
same time providing them with fresh
air
The exact temperature of the brood
er is OF no particular consequence.
The warmest part Of il should always
be just a little too warm SO that the
chick may go toward or from the heat.
as it pleases. The comfortable chick
sleeps squatting down with its head
stretched out If cold it stands up in
an effort to get near the heat which
is above it. These attitudes of the
chicks are by far the best thermometer
for the broOder.
The arrangement of the broOder for
the sleeping accommodations of the
chicks is important, but this is not
the only thing TO be considered In a
brooder The brOoder used ia the ear
ly season, and especially the outdoor
brooder, must have ample space pro
vided for the daytime accommodation
Of the chick This part Of the brooder
must be well lighted and somewhat
cooler than the hover. As soon as
conditions will permit get the chick
ems out on a large floor or. better still,
scratching in daylight and sleeping
stretched out at night, and the most
difficult problem Of poultry raising has
been solved.
Feeding Chicks.
Little chicks should not be fed for
forty-eight to seventy-two hours after
hatching. Nature has provided for
their ncurishment during this period |
and people who worry about them
starving are wasting pity Another |
error made by kind hearted people j,
In thinking the chick needs bread and /
milk, hard boiled egg yolk or some !
other soft food or wet food On tn, /
contrary. the chick should be given |
the same class of food that it would
get if it first saw daylight in its na
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
hat chickens eat in later life if the
PARTICLES are small enough for Cd,
'hick to swallow and they do uoi
heed to be so small. either for newly
latched chicks can swallow Kaliir
.orn or whole wheat Huled oats and
nillet are two of the choicest grain
oods for young chicks Wheat. crack
d corn and Kahir corn are staple
.oultry food.
Feed small quantities and rs often
$ is convenient If the food is buried
D a deep litter they must work longer
citing it out. The idea is to have
hem always hungry enough 10 hunt
or food and always a little food for
hem to find If the chicks are at libeI
= feeding often is not so important
hree times day would be sufficient,
'hile II they roam far in the fields
nding much food, morning and even
lg feeding is all that is necessary.
It is highly important that the young
hicks be given a little meat food in
,me form. Commercial beef scrap. to
e had at the feed store, is the best
eat food for any sort Of poultry. For
hicks hatched in the spring Of the
EAR and allowed to range outdoors mol
,ecial provision for green food need
= made If hatched in the winter it
highly important that this be pro
ded in some form. There is nothing
atter for winter green food than
lie which if planted the season be
re will keep green all winter in al
ost any climate Early lettuce and .