The Republican journal., 1915-04-29
npath Rate in Chicks
FUSED by Overlooking.

nerCenl VI
Psi he overcome by proper system
y ''' aspecially during the early
\. Of growth eou months . vast
Nfps chicks will be Matched out
~ parted II. upon the road to maturity y!
''~ ,ssult of the progress made by
..,s during their several stages
onert depends the success or
ever III docks. If they are reared
I' alive and healthy, they will
'A' ..,ous stock; if, on the other
W. are sickly and puny as chicks,
w. that n ature will never make
wv layers or breeders and are
',,s for show purposes.
W." s;fty to raise strong, healthy
tbe key of success to many
olarts and failure to accomplish
W. certain failure. 1t is gen.
.tcowledged fact that the person
successfully raise chicks from
,,bsy are hatched until they are
pl r..ks old will make a success of
J.rv business. 1t might almost
/ 5tbst the person who can success
chicks until they are two weeks
~nal,s success of the poultry
i ,,ersfore evident that upon the
,,,msrt made during the very early
/ .+ eaIck' 5 life depends its sue
L failure. and to very great ex-
|. a,arsuyeIy, as we'll as literally,
lfs depends upon the methods
[s..ae employed.
.re oaimou of the writer, fully 80
a.of the deaths in baby chicks are
| .rproper feeding. By this | do
,.e.ssariy mean the use of undeslr-
h.ls though in a few cases, this
-bs true. 1Gt to over feeding.
|oosrg th= process of incubation, while
,rbvo has developed and grown, it
mod nr almost the entire white and
-r little Of the yolk. During the very
+,tsgp. Of incubation and just about
4r.s the chick starts to break its way
hi the smell, the yolk is absorbed or
E.,,ae in the body cavity. so that when
sq. is Halched it still has this I'M
I mass Of food in the body. The yolk
ttg.ra5 to the intestine by the umbil-
omit is the evident intention Of Ma
!. trs The food matter contained in
spg should he used up by the chicks
-,g he early stages of development.
qisu-is il serves, with the addition
uc- 59o1 as the parent bird provides,
n tis Young are strong enough to
rgs about n search of food. So with
b. # left 10 her own instinct, she will
gfsr brood about with her from place
psce, never stopping long enough in
plae4 to allow the chicks to gorge
.ns.5es. and who will say that an old
lean properly brood chicks?
/: wOr Is man enters, he upsets ma
ytHolgh be- does so with the best of
button, tor his flock. We are all hui
!, We like to see the little fellows eat
Ea WAR; them to grow. We hate to
g4e1 cry and so we feed them. This
lgtt and proper, but it must not be
zlOre, Ii is best to keep the little
aE5 rather hungry during the first
* ileas often but never allowing
10 al iaey want. The reason for this
dear If the chicks are allowed all
feed they want or need to make them
H. will not be necessary for the
j q Use up the store of food found in
Ios consequently, it remains in the
T. 47als1rbed Shortly fermentation
rs place, bacterial action starts and
c1Ggs de IN numbers. The symp-
sar- lev and simple: diarrhea, dull
eafaFcs and high death rate. The
mia May be called "White Diar-
% I9 any other name-the results
6e same.
an firmly convinced by long expert
snap1rt Of the west where we hear
Ii Of The dread white Diarrhea"
TN th= EAST (Maine) where "White
'ilea IS . nightmare to many poul-
arn, hat over 80 percent of the
''' i!' arThea are not caused by
.".s D ~rhea' as defined by the
.'se-s~. station, and | am fully con-
Ta '1at fully 50 per cent of these
VS. az due to improper feeding during
i'- week. of the chicks life.
" .a1 proper system of brooding
'ss4l1e 'Wcks, | find it difficult to
1' here are many systems and
9 feeds, all of which are good and
4Nsm employed here is only one of
many successful ones, but there must
''us solution or key to the problem.
o long and careful study, would
'4' 'oe following in order of impor-
vs. as ! look at them, as rules to be
'"su curing the first two weeks:
common sense.
a system of brooding that supplies
"IcHs with an abundance of fresh
G'' d variety of heat, ranging from
~, ~' temperature to a temperature
=" 1sgS r, under the hover. Such
''F, must be easily kept clean.
'''a clean, wholesome food. Feed
s''4''y but sparingiy. The system