Milford chronicle., 1917-11-09

80 between the feeding Of chicNeh7
during any season Of the year anu /, 4
,,.u balanced ration Is essenllAl az -
,ts vet this is especially true OF the
III 49, winter season The birds are
s,abied 10 pick a goodly portion OF 'ile''
s,od from the soil during the spIH's
,rd summer. and II you are not as car =
r,I In supplying "a balanced ration as you
/ .to,ld be al that time there may pos
s.blv not result any III effects. out 'i's
ID not true during the winter
,rbis is period when fowls are uh-
/ ,bIa 10 get any food scarcely save tha'
furnished by the breeder, and unless you
see TO il that they get well balanced
rat.op. the egg basket will be the SUI p
ferer and you the loser. a..
IL is al least the ambition, II not the
aim OF every poultryman. whether en-
raeed in the raising OF fowls Tor prom
or fancy TO get large egg yield' ou'
,uite "A number Of these are ottimes us
,nDointed. This disappointment IS uSu-
ouv fhe result Of improper feeding. al
though IN many cases IL is caused o9
lack of knowledge on the subject OF pro-
,t5ing proper food. The failure 10 sup
nlv the fowls A proper and well balanced
I ration during the winter months is pri-
Marty the cause for the falling on in
the egg yield.
No matter how well one might feed
during the winter, it is almost next 10
impossible 10 get as great an egg yle'u
ss during the spring and summer lot
n is the nature Of the hen 20 lay Wen
during the latter period and against her
inclination to produce in great aounu-
anc. during the winter. But be tha1
~ fl may. il is still possible TO get iar
WELD tn winter provided the proper
methods OF feeding are adopted and ad-
hered to.
Food largely determines the quality
and size Of The egg, and unless the mems
are given the proper nourishment dur'nE
the cold weather. their eggs viii not pe
Of the same fine quality as those lA'i
during the spring and summer when
nature enters into the proposition by CIV
inc the hens those particular ioods th'fs
/ is required and demanded by her organ
ism That part Of the rations which IS
! generally picked from the soil might
yeu be termed Living Food ana is
r,.de 1p Of insects. worms, as well as
grasses OF many descriptions which con-
/ ,ain protein so beneficial and neeessar.
I
which the egg is composed.
This sort OF food is entirely cut on
Win the advent Of cold weather thus
| o,usinr a falling on Of the egg yield
IN order then. 10 get a fair egg yield
ono is naturally caused during this per-
I'D 10 supply foods which take the place
III some measure. Of those gotten from
the soil during the spring and summer
3 of the Z
| n certain extent This is possibly never
noticed by the average person out Ihose
accustomed 10 really good eggs will cas-
iiy detect the difference between the Two
4 n makes no difference. however with
the sale OF the ggs during the winter
what is most desired is the egg and moi
its quality.
while we cannot Of course, furnish
the proper nourishment in suficien'
o,antitv during the winter 10 cause the
egg yield to equal that Of the spring yel
the production can be easily increased
over the average yield by supplying the
hens with foods as near to those from
nature as it is possible for them 10 get
In order that we might get the great
est possible yield during winter we mus
provide the hen with sufficient food tt
sustain her system. and in addition, an
extra allowance for the making OF eggs
It is necessary for the food TO properly
assimiiated and turned into the various
portions which go TO make up the egg
You may purchase the best possible
foods. but unless they are fed in proper
proportions. they viii not accomplish th'
desired result The food. therefore
must be well balanced. This conclusio'
has been reached after long and careful
study and experiment by persons wh'
have given the various problems con
nected with the breeding and raising o
chickens a great deal Of time and o
thought, to say nothing Of the larg
sums Of money that have been eXpende'
in the conduct Of these experiments.
What is meant by well-balanced ra
tion? Well, It certainly does not consis
in supplying the birds with large quan
titles OF all kinds Of grain. regardless o
what they contain. Many persons s.
interpret the phrase Balanced Rations
and then proceed TO give the fowls mix
ture Of all kinds and classes Of grains
which 1t is possible to buy. Such mix
lures are not to be classed as well bal
anced rations.
On the contrary, a well balanced ra
b tiOn is composed OF grains Whlcn con
+ sist OF and which furnish to the fowl
4 protein in sufficient quantity TO produc
b eggs. and at the same time. furnish IN
l. material for their body, which require
4 certain carbohydrates and other bon
]. and sinew forming materials.
b There are many different formulae
for the mixing OF what are considere
n well balanced foods. and I must say tina
many Of them produce good results. TIL
I. one thing which stands out PROMINENT
j. in the raising Of chickens however,
i that to produce eggs during the cold sea
son one must feed properly. II sap
= good system OF feeding be adopted an
then followed consistently, mere egg
I will be forthcoming than if hapha7
zard, happy go-luclSy method is followe
= and no particular attention is paid
Q just what kinds Of food, o" what the
contain, is given.
It Is not my purpose to condemn an
= mans method OF feeding for winter eg
production. but II some Of them whic
have come to my notice ARE followe
am not bit surprised when the cry