Show I w A Bird in the i H d. d Th 11 Special Information Service United States Department of Agriculture BETTER FEEDING INCREASES EGG YIELDS I 6 4 V I Filling a a Feed Hopper Chickens Chickens' Like This Feed Yourself Plan and Results Show That It Is More Economical Than It Would at First Seem Sem NO B EST BEST FE FEEDS EDS I FOR HEN FLOCKS Simplest Mixtures and HomeGrown HomeGrown HomeGrown Home- Home Grown Gra Grains ns Should Usually Usual Usual- I ly Be Selected GREEN FEED IS IMPORTANT Should Provide Bulk Bulk and Palatability in Daily Dally Diet Ground Diet Ground Grains and Beef Scrap In Combination There is no best best- feed or combInation combination combination tion of feeds for poultry but results in good yields depend almost as much upon the ability of the feeder and the methods of of feeding as on the kinds of grains say poultry specialists of the United States department of ot ture The practical al application of sd- sd science ace ence In poultry feeding they add acid Isto is isto isto to know about what proportion of protein protein pro pro- tein carbohydrates and fats fats' gives good feeding results and then to use roughly rough rough- ly this relative proportion in making feeds according to their price and aDd availability Mineral matt matter r bulk and palatability and in winter a green feed are necessary ln the ration to give good results I 1 The simplest feed mixtures and home home grown grown grains should usually be selected the rations v varying with changes In the the market price of the grains It is advisable for most poultry poultry poultry poul poul- try raisers to mix their own feeds as asIn asIn asin In this way they can can control the proportion pro pro- portion of the various Ingredients land and obtaIn the precise mixture that they desire If however one desires to purchase prepared feeds Information concerning the differ different nt commercial articles s may usual usually y be secured fr from m the st state te experiment station Most ex exper experiment experiment per ment stations will analyze poultry poul pout t try ty i feeds feds eds and report on on the d different binm commercial preparations sold by dealers deal deal- era ers In their states statts Five Classes of Feeds Poultry feeds Divided for convenience into five general 1 First gr both whole and cracked s second cond ground grains fed In the form formo o of fo ash third meat melt feeds fourth mineral feeds and filth fifth th gre n feeds G Corn rn cracked corn wheat and imd wh wheat at screenings oats barley rye and buckwheat buckwheat buck buck- wheat are the principal grains while o of the ground fee feeds ls' ls t there pie are cornmeal corn corn- cornS corn meal chop corn and cob meal w wheat bran shorts and low- low grade flour oatmeal oat Hour hour- and ground gound or crushed oats bats at and l' l mixed i feeds eeds In the meat feeds or feeds teeds supplying sup sup- lI plying animal protein ar ars beef scrap fish scrap meat meal gro ground hd green bone and various forms of milk while bone bone meal dry bone oyster shells and gr grit t make up the mineral feeds and w with th charcoal and green feeds leel complete complete complete com com- the common f ceding materials Ma lIas Mair f ground feeds are are Oie by by- pi S ti of the common grains grans ire are Ul used dt t to good vantage In feeding In In combination with grain and beef scrap scrap p. p GiO Ground cx t grains and meat feeds are ars m r than the whole hole grains com commonly f ly used 11 rc tion atlon i of of tl whole grains with the ground akes a more economical fee feet nn and f a better better balanced ration than the whole grains grains alone The feed teed elements elements ele ele- dc- dc ments meats are usually cheaper in the ground than In the whole grains as ns the former ormer are products by-products o of ot many of the grains used for tor li human m n c tion I Ground grains and beef beet scrap In hi combination either wet or dry diy make mak what make Is called a mash These products by-products are higher in protein th than most of ot the common grains so that thata a n balanced ration Is secured by combining corn com oin- oin bining g hole grains with the mash Some Som of ot the ground grains grans such as bm and add dd n a large percentage percentage percentage per per- of bulk to the ration which Is beneficial J i Animal I r 1 considered r e essen eIli eIl- eIl i il J 1 t 1 II 1 to the best results In feeding Most feed meat in some form or fish scraps while suburban poultry keepers either feed eed this product or table scraps but few farmers buy any meat feed S 'S Some II e form of feed c con containing con con- n- n taming animal protein must be supplIed supplied sup sup- sup plied If any eggs are to b be obtained in the winter Skim milk or buttermilk buttermilk butter butter- milk is available on many many farms farm and where it Is not riot it would probably pay most farmers to buy buy bee beel scrap or some some other meat feed Fowls on free range on th the farms pick up bugs and Insects insects insects in In- sects sects during par part of f the year year which furnish this protein feed so so that the use of additional meat feeds is regulated regulated regulated regu regu- by Individual conditions Fowls closely confined need more animal feed than those on a good range and Ina in ina ina a cold climate where no bugs or Insects insects insects in In- sects are available during several winter winter win wine ter months more animal f feed ed must be supplied ed than thanin in s sections where the winters are are mIld X v P. P Balanced Balanc d Ration for Poultry A well-balanced well simple le ile ration may maybe maybe maybe be made of equal parts by weight of ot wheat cracked corn and oats fed twice dally daily usually in the morning and at The The roily be- be night grain may either scattered on the range in summer and andin andin in the litter In the poultry house In winter o oi or fed fed in the house throughout the year It should be supplemented with a wet or dry mash of two parts o of ot cornmeal and on one part each of ot wheat bran a arid and d beef scrap On One feed of mash may be fed at an any anytime anytime time durin during the day ay and th the g grain fed for fOI the ot other er two meals Regulate the proportions of grain and mash so that the he h hen boz will co consume sume about f parts equal equal parts of each ach bo 4 About Abo t on one qu quart rt of grain daily sho should ld be fed to every 16 Leghorn Leghorn Leghorn Leg Leg- horn hens or to 13 13 general purpose hens such as the Plymouth Ro Rocks ks with an equal weight of m mash sh This amount however varies and should be regulated by the feeder as the hens hena should be eager for tor each me meal l. l Leghorns Leghorns Leg Leg- horns will eat about 55 po pounds of ot grain and mash in a year and Plymouth Rocks flocks or hens of ot the gen general purpose ral se class lass about 75 pounds GRIT ESSENTIAL 1 t. v G Grit i is essential t I to o the health ij 1 of ot fowls and d to economy In feed teed Ing Grit takes the place of ot teeth In preparing the tee feel l f for r further digestion and Is required for the proper proper preparation of feed i In the gizzard When t the e feed Ta is n not t properly taken care of ot In this thIs thIs' organ an undue strain Is thrown on the fowls fowl's system t often re resulting J In hi disease s and nd u also allowing much of ot the nutriment ment to io pass through the birds bird's body without ut being absorbed In every pen or yard a box of i grit should be kept 1 JJ f I Layers Need Animal Feed Feeds Chickens ea eat a large amount of 1 ma mal matter In the form torm of insects worms and other low forms of animal life when allowed to aige at will vill If the poultry keeper is to get the best results from his fowls in winter he must furnish a substitute f for tor or this this this' class of ot feed For this purpose green cut bone meat or fish scraps and animal ani ant mal meal may be e e. used Green cut bone Is is' is usually t fed i by b itself while the scraps and meal may be readily mixed with the mash Cut bone consists of green or f fresh esh bone sliced or shaved into Ito thin pieces by a cutter Bones Dones fresh from the butcher have more or less less meat adhering and the the nore e. e of ot such meat the better for the combination of bone and meat is excellent excellent ex ex- ex f for r producing ng eggs Where a good supply of fresh bone car be o obtained ob oh- tamed regularly It Is very useful but It cannot be kept sweet for tor such long ong periods as the scraps and animal meal Green cut bone should be fed carefully and In a sweet condition otherwise bowel trouble may result One po pound nd a day Is sufficient for tor 20 hens hells but not I i over one-half one pound should be fed ted to j I I that number nUbe w when fi first st beginning feed d It I I A. 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