Milford chronicle., 1917-02-02

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who are comparatively new in the bust
ness or those who never have followed g
system in 50 far as caring for the young
sters is concerned, and that is, just how
best to care for the little peeps in or
der to attain success.
With the thought in view of being able
to render some assistance in this respect,
this subject was selected, and we trust
that it may be the means of helping
many to solve this all important question.
There are quite few per sons who have
fairly good success in Matching out the
chicks, but as it is the number brought
to maturity and not those hatched which
counts, we will touch upon the care and
raising of the chicks hatched.
The Matching and raising of chicks is
one of the hardest problems which the
poultryman faces. The subject of hatch
ing, and with this goes the breeding, has
already been given space in the columns
of this paper, and we trust that many
have profited by it. because it is likewise
one of the poultry subjects least under
stood by the average poultrynlan or one
who is engaged in the raising of chickens
In the raising of young chicks there
are MANY things to be considered, but
most important of these, is that of proper
| feeding and proper care. Without one or
both of these it is next to impossible to
have success along this line. Both the
feeding and care of the youngsters must
be right. They cannot live and thrive
on one without the other, therefore, care
and attention on the part of the breeder
play as equally an important part in their
existence and the success of the breeder
as does the feeding.
There are many and diverse methods
of feeding INDUCED in by various breed
ers, and in almost every case, the indi-
vidual will insist that his or her method
is the best. am not here TO dispute any
of these claims, but withal, there are
many persons who are not feeding the
chicks properly and making no effort to
give them proper care and attention, and
vet these same persons are constantly
growing of hard luck in losing many or
all of their youngsters. The eggs or pos
sibly the parent stock are often given the
blame, when it should be placed at their
own door.
The result is that, where the methods
are wrong, the chicks die off rapidly and
in great numbers when many of them
might be spared the mortality plank if
proper methods of feeding were adhered
to and the youngsters given some atten-
ton
In beginning the feeding of young
chicks the object of the breeder should
be to promote growth and development,
rather than to retard it, and every effort
must be made to accomplish the desired
end. oh Yes, some Of the chicks will |
die off no matter what you might do or
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might be, but if the method of feeding !
be right and the nece ssary care and at |
tention be given, the greater part of the |
youngsters will be raised.
The old method OF feeding the chicks |
corumeal dough still prevails to a large
extent among many of the so-called /
breeders, and this particularly might be
said of farmers. / have had some per-
sons to argue with me that they have al.
wavs followed this method and have had .
fairly good success. This may indeed be
true, but in a vast majority of cases where
this form of feeding is adhered to, failure
has resulted. The fact remains that, sim
ply because some few persons have had
success with cornmeal dough, that in it.
self, is not by any means sufficient to
make the method right, as indeed 1t is
not.
The use of this kind of food will not
promote growth nor encourage the de-
velopment in the youngsters which is so
essential to their future usefulness and to
YOUR success in the business. There IS
little or no nourishment in the cornmeal
dough, therefore why use it? Make every
morsel of food beneficial to the chick.
You would hardly think of feeding
cornmeal dough to a newborn baby, be-
cause nature has provided other means OF
and to give it this unwhole-
some food would be nothing short of [
murder. Nature has also provided food i
for the young fowl in its chick stage. {
That is to say, in the development OF the
chick within the eggshell, there is taken
into the stomach of the tiny hen or cock {
srel a certain portion of the yolk of the t
egg. and this sustains it for time after :
h comes into the light of the world.
Then don't undo or retard the work of
nature by crowding into the chicks
stomach an indigestible mixture of dough,
,r any food for that matter, which might
interfere with Mother Nature herself.
Experience has taught, that owing to
his act of nature, it is unnecessary and
inwise to give the youngster any food at
III for at least the first SO hours of its
ife. l will not attempt to touch upon
he many different methods of feeding,
,ut for the benefit of those who might
lot be following any particular methods
# their own, or better still, those who
night desire to make change in their
PRESENT methods, I will suggest one
yhich have followed and which know
o be good.
First, as I have stated, feed nothing =
or at least So hours after the youngsters :
re hatched. Then give them stale or
oasted bread crumbs, rolled fine and
mixed with hard boiled egg, grated fine
sing a cupful of crumbs to one egg.
his NAV or may not be moistened with
mix. but if the milk is used. it should
rst be scalded to remove the impurities.
Jon t make the mixture sloppy. Squeeze \
out until only moist.
No other food should be given during
he first week, and the youngsters should
e given this food at least five times a
av. Care should be taken to remove all