The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-09

thing Oh the order OF cOGgnnut.
This hole in the center acts as venti
latins flue and causes gradual circu-
latiou 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 it should always
be just a little too warm so that the
chick may 60 toward or from the heat.
as it plesses. The comfortable chick
sleeps squatting down with its head
stretched out If cold it stands UP In
IN effort to get near the heat which
is above it. These attitudes of the
chicks are by far the best thermometer
for the breeder.
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
breeder. The brooder used in the ear
ly season, and especially the outdoor
brooder, must have ample space pro
yided 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
on the ground Keep the chicks
| scratching in daylight and sleeping
stretched out ut 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 nourishment 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 The
contrary. the chick should be givel
the same class of food that it would
get if it first saw daylight in its IA
tive Indian jungle.
The natural diet consists of seeds
insects and fresh sprigs of grass. Thi
we must duplicate the best we can
A chick may be first fed any grain
that chickens eat in later life If sh
particles are small enough for th
, chick to swallow, and they do M
need to be so small. either for newt
I hatched chicks can swallow kafh
corn or whole wheat. Hulled oats an
} millet are two of the choicest graf
. foods for young chicks. Wheat. cracs
e ed corn and Kaffir corn are stapl
+ poultry food.
Feed small quantities and as of!e
as is convenient If the food is huTie
h in deep litter they must work long'
\ getting it out The idea is to ha,
|. them always hungry enough to hui
= for food and always a little food fl
i them to find. If the chicks are af lihe
= ty feeding often is not so imporian
!, Three times day would he sufficiel
:. while if they roam far in the field
70 finding much food. morning and eve
y ing feeding is all that IS necessary.
y, It is highly important that the youl
=. chicks he given Il little meat food
, some form Commercial beef scrap.
!, be had at the feed store. is the be
n meat food for any sort Of poultry. F
a. chicks hatched in the spring Of t
year and allowed to range outdoors
10 special provision for green food ne
o be made If hatched in the winter
,e is highly important that this be p
"a vided in some form. There is nothi
be better for winter green food til
nc kale, which if planted the season
or fore will keep green all winter in
r.. most any climate, Early lettuce