The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-12-22
POULTRY FEEDING is
EXPLAINED To CROWD
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from your county agent and other
literature that he can give you"
In regard to feeds to use. he said,
Remember that the eggs you get
come from the mash you feed and
not from the grain. You never
saw hen too fat to lay and you
never saw poor hen that did Use
a mush that contains a balanced
supply OF the things eggs are made
OF. An egg contains about ~ per
cent OF protein and II your ration
does not contain a fair amount OF
animal protein you need not expect
to get eggs. The farm flock picks
up bugs and worms I'm the summer
TO get this animal protein and II we
would put in time catching bugs and
canning them for the hens to eat in
the winter II would not be necessary
to buy meat scraps or fish meal to
put In the mash. However, we are
too busy to catch the bugs, so we
had better buy the needed protein
In some form or go out OF the
chicken business. Careful expert
ments by the U. s. Department OF
Agriculture showed that hens which
were treated exactly alike in every
way except one lot did not get
animal protein made an average OF
56.3 eggs per hen per year for those
without the protein feed and $50
eggs each for those that had IT,"
And. he said. 1T has also been
shown that this protein must be fed
in the right proportions. II you do
not feed enough you get poor re-
suits but II you feed too much you
get worse results because you speed
up production for a little while and
then there Is high mortality and
bad results. IL should be fed In
nutritive ratio OF to 4 plus"
"Tho ration should not contain
more than or 9 per cent OF crude
fibre. Mineral matter must be sup
piled in the form OF oyster shell.
ground bone, etc. The hens must
have grit TO grind their feed and
don't think that because they only
eat a tenth as much grit as shell
they don't need teeth TO grind their
faaA luaN Al. aana lharaI eaaa
ing pays because n hen must have
76 per cent OF her feed TO maintain
her body and n you don't give her
surplus she will not lay yau any
eggs" Regarding the feeding OF
a straight grain feed he said. Hens
cannot produce a profitable number
OF eggs or grain or any combina-
tion OF grain. No flock can make
you n dime unless they get a good
mash or its equivalent. and don't
expect TO fnd the hen laying lots OF
eggs the next morning after you
start feeding mash. Wait thirty
days. Give the hen n chance"
Every mash ought TO have at least
four ingredients In Il for variety and
more Is better. The old hen has
a certain amount OF taste that we
are bound 10 respect. Skim milk
can be used TO good advantage and
will replace about one half OF the
fab meal or beef acrap. Skim milk
should be fed the same. II you
feed II sour, always feed Il that way
and the same II you feed II sweet.
II can be changed between winter
and summer. but make the change
gradual.
With respect to the proper way
of giving feed 10 the hens the
specialist had the following TO say;
Remember that your foundation
must be right or you will not get
results. The breeding principles
must be right and the fowls must
be in the right physical condition
and the feed must contain the right
elements. For every 100 birds
would suggest the following as a
general ration TO be altered accord
ing TO your special condition. Feed
s or pounds OF grain In deep litter
early In the morning Just enough
to put the birds TO work to warm