South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-09

sight Of the fact that they assist very
materially in the digestion Of the
more concentrated foods and are
therefore "a very important Access
sorry. For the first 10 days a few
tender lettuce leaves. swiss chard or
similar greens will be found very
satisfactory. Later. fresh lawn clip
pings, cut clover or sprouted oats
can be given daily until the young
sters are allowed the liberty of yards
or ranges which provide this part Of
their ration.
The sanitary measures which
have to do with the general health
and thriftiness of the chicks apply
more generally TO the brooder and
it's environment. and not so much to
the actual feeding operations. How
ever. il is a safe plan 10 make sure
that all the receptacles used for
feeding are absolutely clean. This
is especially true of the vessels used
for milk. which should be sc3lded
daily. Sour milk is a splendid TODD
for young chicks, but if not handled
carefully il quickly decomposes and
becomes unfit for food The mash
and scratch feed are likewise very
apt 10 contain musty and mOldy
grain or partly decomposed beef
Soups. which If not detected in time
will often play havoc with the flock.
From Three Weeks to- Maturity.
Beginning with the fourth week
the feeding schedule is gradually
changed until the birds are on the
regular rations which are used until
they go into the laying houses in
the fall This change consists. first.
IN reducing the number of feeds
daily TO three instead of five; and
second. i'm changing the ration
slightly SO as TO meet the require
ments Of the growing chicks.
After the number of daily feeds
has been reduced 20 three, morning,
noon and night. the finely cracked
scratch food should be replaced by
a mixture Of equal parts of whole
wheat and ordinary cracked corn.
The only changes necessary in the
mash are 10 use the beef scraps
without sitting. and add from a half
20 three-quarters OF pound of salt
20 every hundred pounds Of mash.
The mash is given at noon and the
wheat and corn mixture morning
and night. Grit and crushed oyster
shell. charcoal and bone meal,
should be maintained in hoppers to
which the chicks have access at all
times. after the birds are three or
four weeks old.
When the chicks are weaned and
put on free range. the feeding
should be simpHfed as much as pos
sible SO as TO eliminate unnecessary
labor. Tbs dry mash and all acces-
SORES such as shells, charcoal and
So on. should be kept i'm hoppers
where the chicks can help them
selves The only part Of the ration
fed 10y hand is the whole grains,
scattered morning and night in the
weeds and grass about the range.
Milk can be replaced by an abund-
ant supply Of pure. fresh water
From now on the feeding problem
resolves itself into a mechanical
proposition Of keeping the chicks
supplied with clean. wholesome feed
so that their growth and develop
meut are steady and sure.
II YOU wish 10 make a con-
sCryative estimate OF next sea
sons layers YOU must consider
the element OF mortality be-
tween the incubator and the
laying house. Accidents claim
great deal of the losses among
chicks. many OF which are
within the operators control.
This is the subject OF next
weeks article.
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DR. Axten. Dentist. SIS Union