Milford chronicle., 1914-10-23


'hinmer than they do in the winter season
and that as rule tile eggs laid durir0 nh
PERIOD are luer Ia appearance and lalgel
u size than those laid duriue the cold
season is largely Cue to the natural ration
winch they are able to obtain from the
ground, or natures supply.
Living Food Is the term most renerall y
applied TO that part of the hens natural
Iatlons picked from the earth and com
pilses insects, worms and grasses Of every
description These foods picked from the
ground contain houutfu supply Of the
most uene ehcal. protein hich goes 10 form
The aibumen of which the egg is made
up.
1t is natural to suppose that the cutting
on OF this food supply, the epg Weld will
materially decrease This supply is not
to be had by the hens during the winter
months, thus big reduction in the egg
ou'pnt during this season
W hle this s The natural course of
events, and one looks for a greatly re
dured egg yleiC, vet the winter produc
uon OF eggs may be materially increased
0y The supply of proper foods to the hens
during the winter months as near to
natures supply as It is possible to get.
10 OBTAIN tnll rgg production during
the cold or winter season, when eggs are
to be- had only at premium, the hen
should be provided with sufficient food
4 10 sustain ber system. This food how
ever. no matter IN how large a quantity
supplied, Will do Absolutely no good IN /
less properly assimuateA Aand turned in
/ TO the various portions consisting the I
egg.
( 1t has been found that the test posi- I
/ bic food which will provide for ali the
needs of the hen is a balanced ration A
balanced ration does not by any means
simply mean supplying the hens with
all kinds ard classes If grain without
any regard to what they contain But,
on the other hand, it means the supply
ing OF foods that contain protein, carbo
by drates and other necessary materials
to supply every demand of the fowl
MANY persons differ widely on the pro
per rations for hens in both summer and
winter, but a ration which l have found
to be an excellent one will be found in :
mixture of heat, cracked corn, hulled /
oats, barley, millet, buckwheat and sun /
flower seed. Hulled oats and wheat +,
should form the larger part Of the mix i
ture, using about two parts OF each to
one of cracked corn, barley and millet
seed and one half part each of buckwheat b
and sunhower seed This should be fed a
twice a day IN a good light litter such az 1
wheat straw, which will give the hens /
sufficient exercise to keep them in a a
healthy condition. During extremely b
cold weather in the evening feed you C
may add a quantity of whole corn to b
this ration TO supply sufficient heat to
the body during the night.
One mistake made by quite a large
number of persons who raise chickens Is {,
The feeding OF rye. The hens do not =
ike rye ard will not as a rule eat it. 1t =
s Injurious to the fowls and for that rea- " "
on they should not be forced to partake "
# it.
There are many other combinations of 9,
,rain rations other than the above which .;
ave been led with good results, but the :,
me here given l have used and can rec ~
,mmend it highly. Any good grain ra- y. ~
ion is beneficial if properly proportioned ~
o as to contain the necessary elements s,
o form the egg. "a "a
In addition to the grain ration it is ~.
eCessary to 90 little further to insure -
gg production during the winter Time w
lays an important part in feeding. Hens
houd be fed at regular intervals and not
lst whenever you get time. Hens are
D some extent like human beings, they
)ok for their rations at regular stated Sc
eriods. Pr
The grain ration should be supplied in ia
he early morning when the hens may HC
se to pick up the little seeds as they
,ratCh over the litter If you desire to ag
ed the evening meal also in litter, then ba
should be fed in ample time for them
get a sufficient quantity from the litter sis
efore it gets dark. arr
Some perscns desire to feed their hens be
noon with a mash feed, while others pu
-e of the opinion that this should be
apt in front of them at all times if so, il OPT
PES away with the noon feeding, save for dal
een food ! am an advocate of the sOu
ash food before them all the time. in
mis- food placed in a hopper and kept Ho
fore the fowls serves the same part to of
em as does full pantry between meals Be
the child about the house. They can
and eat whenever they want to. an
a good mash literally supplied will Mil
nplY repay you by the shower Of eggs it We
M produce. A good mash can be made
mixing two parts wheat bran, one part Tn
iddlings, one part meal or chop, one the
irt beef scrap with a little linseed meal. owe
ie latter should not run over ten pounds L
the hundred. A little salt NAV also be her
ueu 10 Tue udsu WIN pIuub W htu ago
ting the mash it should be seasoned in aga
3 same proportions as though it were to
used for mankind
The noon day meal should consist OF
ne kind of green food.
the hens scratch out every grain f
m the litter there is a little rest period, this
zen they will seek out the nest and COM
rform their daily functions. By the com
le noon has rolled around and it is time NJ
give them their daily allowance of green her
d. This may consist of cabbage, tur. M
,s, beets or mangels Where cabbage beer
lsed, if possible, hang it up by string d.
{ out of reach of the fowls. They will N
p and get it and thus give them more this
srcise. 4.
'ersons not living on a farm find the day.
ding of green foods their stiffest pro- M
ition. For those, this necessary ration SUM
y be supplied in the form of sprouted Pr
2, at much less cost and with as good Leaf
even better reaults than either of the HelS
er mentioned green foods. desii