The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-01-01
FEEDING AULTRy
BREtlNG STOCK
by q. Honkey.

cient namher Of lEhlDg eggs or
enough fertile 81 possessing
the vitality necekry for the
preductio of stAg, vigorous
chicks.
Such lose and Won could to a
great extent be verl lastly over
come, for it is not ALL difficult
to feed breeding biz properly,
| What they need is to fed first
for conditioD-tO bsed for a
gain in strength andR ality, 80
that when hatchin4ggs are
needed they viii be a to pro
ducc maximum num1 of large.
even sized, fertiie eeek strong
vitality. 70 secure the results
the method of feeding perhaps |
more important than k food.
For the latter, good Nng ra-
lions cannot be improves pon.
The feeding for EDITION
should begin with the sectiOn
of the breeding birdswhich
should take place about q mid
die of December. Durt the
latter part Of December y the
early part of January no Ampt
should be made to gehggs.
The birds should be fed eugh
to keep their strength andigor
on the increase but not enoih TO
supply them with very mucAf
surplus of nutriment. /
Good condition will com to
breeding birds more quicA if
their meals are varied so as In
clude a number of n0urishe
foods, such as grain ration, nh
and green stuff Z
All excellent grain ration b
be made for them by mixk
equal parts of cracked corn, q
and wheat, This should be n
10 a deep litter, 80 that the biTf
will have to scratch it out graf
by grain and thereby get the e
ercise that is so necessary d
their good health.
Any breeding flock will relisl
and be benettd by mash mad
10y thoroughly mixing:
60 lbs. COrumeal
go los Wheat Middlings
80 lbs. Wheat Bran
10 lbs. Alfalfa Meal
10 lbs. Oil Meal
80 lbs. Beef Scraps
l 10. Salt
Such a mash should be fed DIR,
and placed before the birds 70
several honIs through The middl
of the day.
One of the most important fac
tors in any mash for breedin.
birds is beef scraps. They con
tain q high percentage of protein
which not only helps to put th,
birds in good condition but ena
bles them to impart strong vital
~ TO the Matching eggs.
Green material for breeding
birds may consist of the stuff
that can be obtained or prepared
most easily, such as sproutef
oats, sliced cabbage, beets, man
gels or small pot atoes.
This method of feeding will
put breeding birds in splendid
by the time eggs are
desired for Matching and they
can then be given bountlfnI
supply Of each of the different
kinds of food, so as t. N,,rnisb
them with the large surplus OF
nutTlmerSnecessary for the pro
of q sufficient number OF
hat ching eggs. Their grain ia
tiOn and supply of green fooc
should be increased to as large q
quantity as they will clean M
and the mash can be left before
them all the time.
If liberal supply Of elthe,
buttermilk or skim milk can also
be fed regularly, it will prov,
very helpful. Each of these /.
rich in protein and will therefore
make it possible to decrease th,
amount of beef scraps in tn,
mash about one half.
In addition to the regular
foods, plenty of grit, sshell ane
charcoal should be supplied, a.
each of these Is of some benefi
to the breeding hen and Will
make it easier for her to produce
a goudly supply of desirable
hatchlDg eggs. The ground oys
ter she'll is especially important
as it is absolutely necessary tt
the production or hard shelleC
eggs. Hard shelled Matching
eggs are much more to be desir.
ed than thin or medIum-t thick
shelled ones, as they are not sc
likely to get cracked or broken
during incubation; do not get
chilled as easily; and their con
tents are kept from evaportiDg
too rapidly.
There is no element of "luck''
in the feeding of breeding birds.