The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-28

thing on the ordar Of a doaghuut,
This hole nthe center acts as a venti-
3Iating nue. and causas b sra dual cirrn.
latipdi Of warm alrto pass up through
the center md down over tie sides Of
the sbeatlrg drum thus keeping thu
chicks uniformly warm aud at4 the
same time providing them with fresh
air. y h
The exact temperature OF the brood
er is Of no particular consequence
The warftiest part Of It should always,
be just q little too warm 30 that the
chick maygo toward or from the heat,
as It pleases. The comfortable chick,
sleeps squirting down with Its head,
stretched out lf cold 1t stands up In
al effort to get near the heat which
Is above It. These attitudes Of the:
chicks are, BY far the best thermometer,
for the brootler. ts ~ 81; 4,
The arrangement Of the brooder for,
the sleeping aecommoda lions OF the;
chicks Is important but this is not
the only thing to be considered In a
brooder. The brooder used In the ear /
" season, and especially the outdoo.i
ibrooder, must Lave ample space pro
vided for tho daytime accommodating
OF the chick This part Of the brooderi
must be well lighted and somewhat
cooler than the hover. As soon as
conditions will permit get the chick,
ems ont on large floor or, better still.
on the ground. Keep the chicks.
scratching in daylight and sleeping
stretched out at night, and the most!
difficult problem Of poultry raising has
been solved. q
Feeding Chicks. y - = !
4 Little chicks should not be fed for;
forty.eight to seventy-two hours after
hatch!ng. 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
In thinking the chick needs bread and
milk, hard boiled egg yolk or some.
other soft food OF wet food. On the
contrary, the chick should be given
the same class Of food that It would
get II It first saw daylight in It's ma.
tive ladianSjuhgle. III
The natural diet consists Of seeds,
insects and fresh sprlgs 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 for the
chick 10 swallow. and they do not;
need to be SO small. either, for newly
matched chicks can swallow Kaflr,
corn or whole wheat. Hulled oats and
imillet areNtwos Of the choicest grain:
foods for young chicks. Wheat, crack.
cd corn and Kahir corn nre staple
poultry food. q hi
Feed small quantities and MS often
as is convenient az the food! Is buried
In ;aideeps litter thes must work longer
getting II out::S The idea Is to have
them always hungry enough TO hunt
for food and u! ways a iittls food for
them to finds TIC The chicks are at ;liber.
" feeding often is not so! Important.
Three times ID day would eisutiiclent.
while II they roam far In the fields.
finding much food, morning and even
Ing feeding IS NJ that is necessary.
a1t is highly fmBortant that the young
chicks be given y little meat food in
some form. Commercial beef scrap. to
be had at the feed store, Is the best
meat food for any sort of poultry. For
chicks Matched In the spring Of the
year and allowed to range outdoors no.
special provision for green food need
be made: II matched i'm the winter It
is highly Important that tthis be pro-
vided in some form: There Is nothing
better for winter green GOOD than
kale, which II planted the season be-
fore Will keep green oil winter ia ai-
most any climate EARLY lettuce and
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