Show l I Poultry Hints J i I i I Success in baby chick raisin raising is d dependent dependent de de- pendent upon proper care cat and man management management durin during the first few days Unsanitary conditions about the thedr dr drinking water trough expo exposes cs the birds to many diseases that even the strongest and most vigorous chicks have d difficulty in overcoming j I Feeding of commercial chick rations rations ra ra- ra to chicks is preferred by O. O A. A Hanke poultry writer because they contain all the vital food necessities often orten eliminated from home mixed rations Commercial feed costs more Mr Hanke concedes s yet the difference difference differ differ- ence soon is made up b by lower Jower fatality fatality fatal ity rate rale o of the t first few weeks 6 9 a Sprouted oats fed to hens apparently apparently seeking to brood often stops them and returns them to production says sas A. A O. O Loomis poultry writer The grain may be b sprouted in rooms having temperatures above 60 de de- de- de grees 4 f a a Forcing pullets to lay Jay beyond their capacity causes heavy mortality rate I through rupture Some mature too early without giving ng I or organs ans time to I develop and become sound |