The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-10

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the first thirty-six hours after Matching.
One of the best foods that can he fed
the first few days is stale bread soak
ed i'll milk. This should be crumbIed
fine and placed where the chickens
have free access to it and where thev
cannot step OF it. One of the difficult
problems for the poUltryman is to de-
wise some means for feeding little
chickens so that they can consume the
food without Soiling it. If placed on
the floor of the broOder or the broOder
run the larger part Of the food will
be trampled upon and will soon be
come unfit to eat. Small. narrow
trays or trOughs are easily made ard
answer the purpose of keeping the
chicks from tramping on their food.
GRADUATED oats with the bulls re-
moved make an excellent food for
young chickens. There is perhaps no
better grain for young chickens than
oats prepared III this manner. 1t may
be fed to good advantage after the sec
Ond or third day in connection with
the bread sopped in milk.
The chickens should have free access
to some kind of grit after the first
day. Coarse sand makes an excellent
grit for young chickens. AS they get
Il little older some cOarser material
must be provided
Milk is an excellent food for these
young fowls. but it requires skill in
feeding. One of the great difficulties
in rearing fowls is to carry young
chickens through the first two weeks
without bowel disorders. Too low
temperature in the brOOder, improper
food and injudiciOus feeding. even If
the right kinds Of food are given. each +.
plays an important part in producing
these disorders. After the first ten
days milk may be given more freely !
perhaps than during the earlier stages !
Of the chicks existence
\ mixture Of fine middings. wheat !
bran, cornmeai and little linseed |
meal sOftened with milk makes valu- |
able food. Hard boiled eggs may be /
fed from the beginning. hut, like milk /
require more skill than the feeding Of |
bread sopped in milk. On farms where /
screenings from the various grains be- /
come really Il hy product these form Il |
cheap and efficient food for chickens. |
Wheat screenings especially form one ]
Of the best foods if they contain con |
siderable portion of good kernels that |
have been cracked in thrCShin-. Then. |
too. the screenings contain number OF |
weed seeds that have some fCcdn" |
value and are rcliShed by the fowls
They net only provide sUStenance. but ,
give variety. and this in Il measure i'm
proves the general health.
y good mixture of grains Is equal
parts of whole wheat. cracked corn and
cut or crushed oIts. Some pOUltprerS
prefer TO feed wheat one day. corn the
next and oats the next. This is ali
right either way. Grain once Il day is
sufficient if Il variety OF other food is
Obtainable. y cheap and valuable food
is stale bread or rolls which bakeries
and restaurants sell at cent Il pound.
Hotel and restaurant table scraps may
also be obtained ut Il small cost. All
kinds of vegetables. raw or cooked.
may be used. Meat scraps or ground
bone may be fed sparingIy with mash.
Give the grain in Il clean litter early i'll
the morning. mash ut noon and vege-
tables. sOftened bread or grain in the
evening. Make the mash with skim
milk if it is available. Sour milk and
whey are good substitutes now and
again for mature fowls.
Where fowls are kept in confinement
it will be necessary to supply some
meat food. Finely cut fresh. bone from
the meat markets is one of the best, if
not the best kind of meat for laying
hens. Unfortunately it is not prac
ticable for many poultrymen to depend
wholly on this product. for the reason
that it is often inconvenient or impos-
sible to obtain. and when once secured
IL cannot be kept in warm weather
without becoming tainted. Tainted
bones should be rejected as unfit for
food. Skimmilk may he substituted
wholly or in part for meat food with
out a decrease in egg production. pro-
vided the proper grain ration is given.
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