Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-21
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chicks are eusccptiblc to bowel trou-
III" # EIvcu moldy nr mu.ty grain or
dC"omp"SCd food. therefore. /; h"hooVeS
the poultryrau 70 jrycstE1;" his feeds
Ncr% carefully. ,iraiu which has heated
IN III" bin or allowed - become damp
and mi,dcw"d Is the equivalent I" 40
much poison. HcHr this rou; IN mind
II YOU AZ" offered rhcau Ersiu, because
II - likely that IN" grain has suffered
S"rIC such deterioration. hence tho 70
duc"d Price. BARGAIN foods arc usually
inferior goods, and tho most expensive
in The Ions run. VI pass /" cot re-
liable stun tr"m a Responsible dealer.
tlIHn store IT properly - that 1t viii not
spoil.
ono cannot he too c1rcCu in tho mat
tor or beef SCRAP. especially at this
tmc, when IL is in ycant supply 70
test II. pour ScaldtnS water over Il
Samrie. and il II continues I" smell
sweet the chances are II Us alt right
II. however. IT gives off a ru;rrd otor.
hewar" III" appearance "t bccf scrap
VIII 80 far in C"uvinCiuS tn: purchaser
2 g ~ nu3litN. u It seems 10 have large
quantities of HAIR. horn aud hnrt It Is
not desirshlc. Particles of h"rn and
h"of resemble bits Of brown S,nss
7snkaEN. dried blood and l,ndrod
hacking house hy-produ'ts. though
eui'aNl" fnr noc f."dinr arc no,
rcl'shCd hv r"ultry and they are dic-
r'ult Of digestion. Shuu them ,;rcon
oGi hone j. - good animal food If rod
va small quantities. hut q, mus, inc fed
absolutely sweet. witch rondcrs i; a
difficult food N handle IN warm
weather. : good grade OF commercial
h"of scrap i the most conyoniou, AMI
nal food.
'inclv broken Erit AMI oyster shells
should bH kept before the chicks at all
times after they ar. = week old It
is h"s' MOI :" put thes" articles before
th'm - horners until tbie tir,o be-
cause enc nj the chicka arc li.lv to
r.istale thc srit. for food and -orre
themselves forthvi,h. rs rrt,i9y.iv
nHn'l"ned The earlr feeding "f =of,
f"od shopih b. srrinl-lcd WIN grit;
FA:'H sand VIII answer -re purrcse
'HhncotL, err AND SPILLS
SHOULD NJ SUPPLIED
" charcoal IS no. Included ~ the
mash. y ~ we'll 70 keen some h.for the
'h;o-f along with the S-it and shells
alS' be- Of cranulated bone or hone
meal These articles are in.yo-r.iy,,
and they will last q long time The
charcoal ac's - an ahsorben, and aids
digestion j. serves 10 keep tn. cron
s''6s ~ formulated hone is rich -,
matter. aud makes hone
and muscle. IL keeps the chicks sturdy.
Needless to say. tho fountain mug
t." Kept fun ~ uure. CLEAN water =, al
times. II tho" ~" permitted I" 20 cirv.
though only for !. shor, period. the
'h'"l'H soon h'Con" tamizhcd for p
drink, wher'uron they ieht Tor room
around IN" re''led fountains and in 80
doing n'sh and wat themselves Sc
riously.
\s soon a" me focS can hc wcancd
from artificial heat or from tho care ~
~" brooder' tho chicks are old enough
70 he given scratch grain ration ~
"hol" wheat. cracked corn and other
small grains. such as milo maize. kafhr
corn. oats and barl"v. The corn meal
IN nc mash can he increased some
"hA' and other meals added such . :
SIonnd oats and wheat midilnGz
Nhor" al things rcmor,ber that
warmth and dryncss ar" necessary to
~" chicks welfare no not j., the
,t'ie fellow become chilled or Wet or
fatalities arc sure to result 1t Is there
Tore Imperative 30 have woll-hu!l,
hrood"r house with the necessary
hro"dinS equipment