Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-01
FEEDING ME- HODS AND
FOODS FOR BABY CHICK
Small Quantities Of Easily Digestcd
Ingredients mt Frequent Intervals
Essential 10 Life OF Youngsters.
MUCH FEEDING PROVES FATAL
Variety OF Green StutrS should &c
Provided and Plenty OF Exercise
Is Hcuuirc,i-Eirst Week Is the
critical Time.
DN RAYMOND kE SSLER,
Fraction! roultr.uIan.


feed often A. regular intervals I"d ~
small quantities The newly haitHed
chick, like any other uew-oorn rr9a-
;ure, has do.c1;c digestive organs.
which must not b" oycrtaNed lay heavy
foods nor hy excessive quantities,
Therefore. tho ondoavor Of the poultry
man must bc to feed easily digcstcd
foods frequent .Utcrva.sJ
During tho first Week in particular
the ChtcNs should never he allowed all
they ,ri.I eat. such pract.e" is Ger
tain TO bring about bowel disorders.
The Importance Of how soon the chicks
should bc fed has probably been over
estimated. one OF the best plans. to
follow in this regard is 10 allow the
first feed as soon as the chicks show a
desire for il. Newly Matched chicks
when first taken to the Hroodcr usually
show a desire to sleep, which timc
no feed is needed As soon as they
become FESTIVE and start picking at
things. or al each other. It is time 10
supply little easily digestcd feed.
What To Feed ut First.
One OF tho best feeds is a mixture OF
equal parts stale brcadcrumhs and OF
meal mixed with hard-bohed egg.
using about SIX parts Of the bread
urumh mixture 10 one ground ogE. shoI
Included The cgg will make tho mix
turc sufficiently moist.
This mixture should DO fed cSrlu-
sively FOR the frs; three days in Small
amounts, five times day. largc sheets
OF heavy brown paper ar useful to
feed upou durin. TN" first week hf;s-
that small trouchS may he used, but at
first even the smallest OF troughs arc
too large FOR newly hatchct chirNs
Special care should b. taken that su'Ii-
cleni room Is provided for all the
chicks 10 rclch tho tccd without
c-owdinc. The first day tho feed may
he left before the chicks for half an
hour as they are Just l'arutnE how To
cat but after ina: al fccd should be
removed after !. has been before the
flock for fifteen minutes.
Crniu tic Fourth Day.
Ahou; the fourth day il s. well 10
allow the flock q little grain ccod at
TWO Of The feelings and the bread
c7unb mixture at tho other three feed
iuEs. Tho first few feelings Of grain
should To spread on sheets OF paper or
else on Tho bare nocr. so that the
rhicks can learn what tho grain really
i. after that all grain should bc scat
. icrcd I. ltcht httcr % MAKO tho chicks
BY way OF adding variety 10 the bread.
crumh mixture Ii Is good plan to
moisten tho mixture with milk for one
feeding. cottage cheese or bee, broth q:
another time. and tn" hard hoUol egg
~ other feelings TINS plan I"cps ,ue
chicks ia an cNpc0iaut mood r.gav for
their feed whereas The sar, rccG
every day is iihely 20 surteIt jh-m
Many pou.irym'n have found &cep-
Ing d'y wheat h7an hcfor" tine chicks
az The tune very beneficial ia. growth
and an cNcollcn, preventive OF cons,i-
patton, 50 frequently found in youns
chicks.
Nfter the first week a daily supply OF
green feed is absolutely necessary 20
thn health OF The flock. Lettuce. man
Elf @nd E.ass Cummings. ar" excellent
l'HTS are Hrs, gHoicc. followed by man
Fr'S Grass y'ppnss should never ho
allowed very young chicks unless dnc-
~ cut snoc long pieces Of tough grass
When s"a"oH.a by; baby chicks arc
likely 20 MAJ !. IN" crop. causing al
FESTIVE disorders. \ better way Of
feeding GRASS is 10 place a fresh sod
IN the pen. allowing the nock to pick
a. Il At VIII.