The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-06-19
GROWING STOCK

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hen or brooder until they have ma
tured and are ready to be transferred
to the laying houses,
A general idea prevails that after
brooding is over nothing more should
be done with the young stock until
they are transferred to the laying
house. This period is one that should
be given great deal of attention,
for set-backs now will undo practi-
cally all the efforts put forth during
the brooding season. The idea is
to keep them growing steadily.
Free range is essential to good
health. 1t is possible to confine a
few birds in bare yard, but it is
not advisable. Many poultry farms
have tried combining their young
stock, but now they are convinced
that broad open rangers essential to
good health, vigor, and vitality.
Young stock in confinement usually
crowd causing many deaths by suf-
location and an outbreak of roup is
likely. The feed bill con also be cut
down by supplying open range.
Green feed seems to have con-
ditioning effect upon poultry of all
kinds. 1t is very essential in grow
ling stock. A bountiful supply of
green feed will lessen the feed bill
considerably. Oats, wheat, and rye
are excellent for green feed when
fed before it gets tough and old. AL
falfa and clover fields are among the
best for supplying these necessary
greens. When green feed in the
field runs short, cabbage, collards,
lettuce and rape can be supplied form
, the garden.
o Shade is often overlooked. Have
. a tender feeling for the young stock,
. and give them some place to rest dur
ing the day, away from the scorch-
ing sun rays. This can be done in
; several ways. The orchard affords
n very fine range as the trees fur
o. nish natural shade and the young
stock collect large number of in
sects. Natural shade is always best
Corn or sunflower patches offer good
4 shade If no natural shade is avail
o able then construct some by use of
p tree limbs and crocus sacks. This
is better than nothing.
{ Very often houses are neglected
Do not put too many in one house.
I A hounse X will accommodate fifty
young ones. This house should be
clean, placed in dry place, well ven
tilated, and free from drafts on the
roost poles. Litter should be kept
: clean in the houses at all times. Once
' or twice week they should be
+ cleaned. Droppings should never
: be allowed to collect in large guam
: ties. Sanitation cannot be stressed
too intesively.
When young stock is taken to the
: range, it should be left there until
+: Just before they come into produc-
E ton. 1t is not wise idea to leave
this stock on the range without any
s attention at all Just as soon as the
sexes can be told they should be sep
G arated, all cockerels that are not to
- be saved for breeders should be sold
before, or by the time they reach
d two pounds. All undesirable pullets
5 should also be sold with these cock
). erels.
S Feeding growing stock may not be
= quite as complicated as feeding baby
chicks, but it must be done right. A
mash mixture of so pounds wheat
bran, 25 pounds ground oats (if not
available use wheat middling) So
pounds corn meals 20 pounds meat
< scrap, should be in hoppers before
them all the time. The grain mix
L ture composed of % pounds cracked
s corn, 25 pounds wheat, IS pounds
oats, is very good. This should be
fed at least once day by an atten-
dent as this gives opportunity to
/ observe the stock, Any sick or un>
healthy birds should be removed at
once. Oyster shell should be kept
in hoppers all the time as this helps
to build cells and bone. Charcoal is
also recommended as it aids diges-
n ton.
Don't forget that free range, green
q feed, good housing conditions, shade
+ and sanitation are the main things
= to consider in growing young stock.
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