The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-23
FEEDING YOUNG CHICKS
AND GROWING STOCK.

FeeQlHS young CulChS anu SAo"~S
stock animal food-Chicks need ami
nal foods with their rationin order to 4
make good growth. This can be fur-
nished by feeding meat scraps, skim
milk or buttermilk. These furnish the
protein necessary for growth in an
available form. Milk will take the
place of meat scraps In feed il they
have all they can drink. 1t is better
| to feed it sour. Chicks should have
milk to drink from the start. Sour
milk has beneficial effect on the
digestion and has much to do with
keeping them healthy The meat
| scraps SHOULD be sifted before mixing
in mash.
Water-Chicks require regular
supply of fresh water. The fountains
must be kept clean. They should be
looked after daily. Chicks become
diseased by drinking filthy water. 1t
is very common way of spreading
disease. An inexpensive water foun-
tain may be made by taking tin can
and punching holes around the sides
near the top Fill with water and In
! vert over a shallow pan, on two
} inch block, which will keep 1t much
cleaner.
Kind of feed--Feed for the first few
days: 10 lbs flaked oats, 10 lbs bread
crumbs. 1 ID meat scraps, l ID bone
meal. This Is to be mixed and fed In
shallow pans.
Chick scratch food: Fine cracked
corn. 2lbs: Pin head oats. lbs;
cracked wheat, lbs; cracked peas
II ID. Mix and give for the first four
or five weeks.
Dry Mash-100 lbs bran; 100 lbs
corn meal; 100 lbs white middlings;
80 lbs meat scraps; (sifted) 15 lbs
bone meal Give to chicks when they
; are a week old. In the third week the
scraps can be raised to 40 lbs. in the
mixture.
> Scratch feed for chicks five to six
weeks Of age-100 lbs cracked corn;
200 lbs wheat: 100 lbs hulled oats. At
ter they are eight weeks old give
e sprouted oats once day, and omit
5 the hulled oats in the scratch feed.
I When the chicks are old enough to
t have the heat shut off from them tley
d should all be roosting. At this age the
= cockrells and pullets should De sepa-
t rated.
t The cockrels at eight weeks of age
h can be gotten in shape for market or
: put into range to see if they will de-
: velop into breeders or they can be
s caponized and marketed when they
: are from to months Of age. tle
O pullets should have a regular system
of feeding care being exercised not II
It get too rapid growth and thus brint
l. them into production too early. This
If aim should be to develop a good body
Is which is necessary for the bird Il
y have if she is capable Of being goOt
l. producer.
-, Shade and Range-Slould be furn
ID shed the young stock and a careful
4 watch to not allow lice and mites tt
D. get started They can be kept dow
n by spraying roosts, etc, with mix
to ture of 4 gal, Of kerosene and 1 pin
n of one of the coal tar disinfectant
KS such as zenoleum or creolin. II chick
ly have lice they can best be taken car
o. of with carbolated vaseline on tn
n hack of the head, on the neck and be
Id low the vent. Only a little Is -neces
sary. Sprouted oats SHOULD be fed reg
!ularly all summer.
r A good rations to fatten the cock
ey rels is-100 lbs corn meal; so lbs
cd white flour middlings; 80 lbs. oat
re greats; 20 lbs, meat scraps the pP'
m. 1erty Immediately and make many
le' provements.
or. Mr. and Mrs Sylvester Bowers
he's ne ABOVE feed should be mixed WI
ca milk if possible-if milk is not avail
he able use water. Make 1t so that 1t wi
a pour from bucket or be Of the col
en- sistency of batter or thick cream.
sy- For a bulletin on capons write II
- Farmers Bulletin $40, entitled Ca
ng ons and Caponizing."
Both Leghorns and heavy bree
well as capons-We have had sever
hundred Leghorn capons here at t
college this year. 1t demonstrated tn
the Leghorn cockrel when caponiz
make good meat birds. Caponizing CT
be used to good advantage by Legho
growers as we'll as by those keepil
!, heavy breeds to get rid of their 81
plus birds and at the same time
better class Of meat birds, on
market-State Agricultural Expe