Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-15
LooR SPACE REQUIRED
DEPENDS on FLOCK

LooR SPACE: REQUIRED
Defends on FLOCK
Tte amount OF necessary floor space
runds TO very great eXtant upon
Muinuer Of fowls 10 the iiock.
ocks D from twenty 10 twenty-five
d. n3uld have about 1--WE square
- OF floor space per bird. say. pen
hy twelve feet.
la nocks OF 200 birds or more. from
zee and q half TO four square feet
aoo- space per bird Is sufficient.
4c OCULAR size OF u pen for 100 birds
twenty feet square, and the poultry
an viii! And ;his Arrangement gives
aNimum results with tho minimum o:
Dor, Largo i'cCks may cut labor 10
certain extent, but production IL
ually smaller in very large Cocks.
Eherc Is such a th!ns AS having too
deh moor space in winter. for then
fowls cannot develop sufficient heat
reep warm. This Is especially true
locks ot fifteen hens or less
t!LLFUI. FEEDING
IL VERY IMPORTANT
A>ter all. the most important thing in
1inl for the pu!lets is feeding As
4 usual thing w until this time the
|iNck has been kept OF growing
) ion. THIS must be changed TO d
IS re concentrated ration in order to
|hcouraEc production.
The following plan Of feeding with
ant variations, mas been followed by
!, successful breeder :or Z number OF
|Mars with excellent results.
on coming OFF the roosts in the
-rning tho hens hnd grain in the
ter, consisting OF equal parts corn.
rs and wheat. Since the war the
4 tu!e has consisted mostly or eGua!
|USts cracked corn and oats with the
Nation of some kalir corn. The grain
lowed a. This feeding is about a
I ..a-t to each twenty-five hens. varied.
course, to sui, the appetiies OF the
WIS. The hunting for this grain
;egs The hock busy until the house
s warmed up. About 10 O'clock
teu food. consisting OF either cab
1 g.. spEoutcd oats or mangles is fed.
3re cabbage and !nangles are allowed
such amounts as the flock will clean
4 during the day. In feeding sprouted
ts such amounts are given az the
i ,cS vii! eat in ten or fifteen minutes.
noon moist mash is fed. con-
lsJng OF the following materials: 200
ruGls wheat bran, 100 pounds corn
. cal, 100 pounds middlings. 100 pounds
Isl Cd meal, 100 pounds gluten meal.
- bounds alfalfa meal. 100 pounds
N ound oats, and 200 pounds beef scrap.
l.I spur buckets OF this mash is added
| t. bucket OF shortcut alfalfa or
over that has been soaked in hot
i ltsr for several hours. The mash
iC shortcut hay is then thoroughly
Is I'd and fed in Nshaped troughs.
lie hot water in which the cut hay Is
aEed makes the mash warm for
I sang The mash is made moist, not
ppy. An allowance of eight quarts
lie mash 10 each 100 hens has been
,ud abou; right. This, OF course
ust he varied 10 suit the appetites Of
e fowls.
J.; o'clock the hens are again fed
4 ain in deep litter in about the same
hount as is given in the morning.
feeding keeps the hens busy un-
hey so to roost. when grain is
n scattered in the litter for the
| oruing feed.
ARpING TIE EGG
RATION RIGHT
1 when this method Of feeding is used
m young puliets just starting TO lay,
q linseed meal, gluten and beef
| raps are used in half the quantities
! Uiioned. and the amount of feed al
/ we'd is not so great. The richness
c.ts mash mixture and the quantity
are gradually increased so as TO
urage egg production, hut this is
4 - VS. done slowly, sometimes taking
4 .Gng six weeks to put the pull
H. on full rations. If the production
SOS not come UP 10 the desired point.
G Cornmeal, beef scraps and linseed
Zeal are Increased. After the desired
.oduction Is obtained the feed mix
1! re- is brought back to normal. for
Feb heavy feeding is likely To cause
|iav degeneration Of the egg organs
1rs defeating the purpose in view
Young puilets are never fed to in
&c production until they are at least
months old. AS usual thing, IL
. been found that n hen must be in
| fairly fat condition before egg pro-
ctum can be expected; therefore, tho
st effort with pullcts should be to
| courage, the growth Of healthy
4 lount OF fat.
An egg production Of so per cent
very good, and when production goes