The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-27
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
Conducted BY Mr. Robert spence Demonstrates Special
Investigator


mother hen, or in a brooder, they
must be kept warm and comfortable
until they are old and strong enough
TO run about and withstand the
changes of weather.
When brooded by hens the chicks
remain under tire mother Of their own
accord nearly all the time for the
first two or three days. The hen
should be confined to the brood coop
until the chicks are weaned, while the
chickens should be allowed free
range, if possible, after they are a
few days old.
If they are To be reared in brood
or, the brooder should be warmed to
the proper temperature (about 80
degrees F.,) regulated and made ready
in advance. Never wait to heat up
the brooder until after the chicks
have been put in. This same rule
applies if you purchase day-old
chicks instead of Matching them. AL
ways have the brooder ready so that
when the chicks reach you they can be
transferred at once from the ship
ping box in which they arrive to the
brooder, where it is warm, roomy
and comfortable.
Feeding Baby Chicks
Baby chicks should not be fed I'M
til "a to Sc hours after Matching, and
will not suffer if not fed until they
are as hours old. The yolk of the
egg, which is absorbed by the chick
just before Matching, furnishes all the
nourishment required for the first two
days. After the second day they
should be fed four or five times each
day for week or 10 days, but only
small amount at time. Chicks
will grow faster if fed four or five
times each day than if fed only three
times. but they should receive only
what they will eat up clean each
time. Overlooking will do more
harm than underfeeding; therefore
care should be taken that only a
sufficient amount be given each time
to satisfy their hunger and keep
them exercising. 1t is very impor-
tant that the chickens be fed regu-
larry.
The first feed should consist Of
baked johnnycake broken up into
small pieces, or hard-boiled eggs
mixed with stale bread crumbs or
dry oatmeal. using a sufficient amount
of the cereal to make a dry, crumbiy
mixture. These feeds or combina-
tions of feeds may be used with
good results for a week; then grad
ualy substituted for one or two feeds
each day a mixture of equal parts of
finely cracked wheat, cracked corn,
and pinhead oatmeal or hulled oats,
to which may be added small
quantity of broken rice, millet, rape
seed. or charcoal if obtained. This
mixture makes an ideal ration. If
,orn can not be had. cracked kafir
DR. rolled or hulled barley may be
A commercial chick
feed containing a variety of grains
IAN be bought from most feed deal
FRS and may be used instead of the
nome mixture if desired.
How to Make Johnnycake for Chicks
Corn meal ............. pounds
eggs (tested out from set
tings from an incubator) $50. 8
Baking soda ........ ! tablespoon
Mix with milk to make stiff bat
er, and bake thoroly. When infer
lie eggs are not available use
louble quantity of baking soda and
i'd one-third pound Of sifted beef
crap.
When the chicks are from 10 days
o 2 weeks old use a mash composed
# the following, to take the place
# the johnnycake or bread. All in
,redients are measured by weight.
2 parts bran
2 parts middlings or oatmeal
| part cornieal