Show SUPPLY CHICKS j SUITABLE FEED ETTA 1 Do Not Overfeed Young Fo Fowls ls S Say Government Poultry Specialists MOST DANGEROUS PRACTICE 4 Yolk of Egg Absorbed Absorbed by by Youngster While Hatching Furnishes Sufficient dent clent Nourishment fo for First S. S Forty-Eight Forty Hours S Whether a few or many chickens are i raised the problem of feeding is the same Baby Daby chicks should not be fed for tor from 24 to 30 hours after hatching and will not suffer If given no feed until they are 48 hf hurs urs old The yolk of f the egg which Is absorbed by the chick when hatching furnishes furnIsheS' all nil the nourishment required during that time After the second day chicks should beted be fed ted four or five times limes dally daIly for the first week or ten days lays but out only a small mount amount at a n time Urne Chicks will grow grow- faster If fed fourr four or r r five times tImen daily dally than by 1 feeding edl g tirres thres dally daily but they should be given only what they will eat up clean each time Overfeeding will ao to more I harm bann than underfeeding therefore only t en tigh should be given ea each h hm time timO m to satisfy tile thOu r hunger and keep them ex Greater care cath must be exercIsed exercised exer exer- nol no to overfeed young chicks that hat are ate confined d than those that have free tree r range as leg weakness Is apt to result Ih lh those confined confinE The first feed should consist of t S. S S S r rS r'S S 'S 5 4 S Sf f S S 4 4 I 1 i I S. S A Hatful i hat ahat Is Ready Beady for Its First Meal baked cake broken up tip Into small pieces or r hard boiled eggs mixed with stale bread crumbs or oatmeal using L. L u z sufficient amount of the tM latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter to make a dry crumbly mixture These feeds or combinations of feeds may be used with good results for the first week then gradually substitute for one or two feeds dally daily a mixture 1 of ot equal parts of finely cracked wheat cracked corn com and pin bead oatmeal or hulled outs to which may be added a n small quantity of ot broken rice rlee millet rape seed and charcoal If obtainable This mixture makes an Ideal r ration tIon If corn com cannot be had cracked corn or rolled or hulled bulled barley may be substituted A commercial chick feed can cnn be bo used Instead and can be bought from most feed de dealers lers I How to Make Johnny Cake The following Is a recipe for Johnny Johnnycake johnnycake johnnycake cake f f- f S Corn meal 5 Ii pounds Infertile eggs tested out from settings setting or from rin an incubator 6 6 Baking soda 1 tablespoonfuL Mix with milk to make a stiff sti batter and nd bake thoroughly When th the chicks are arc from ten tea days to two weeks old use a mash to o take tate the pia place co of 01 the Johnny cake or bread composed of 01 the following S 2 parts by weight of bran 2 parts pares 1 p part rt cornmeal 1 part or 10 JO per cent sifted meat scrap When the chickens are eight or ten weeks old add ridd one part of ground oats Increase the fhe meat scrap to one part the corn meal to two parts and decrease decrease de de- de crease the theran bran ran to one part This mash may be placed In a n hopper hopper hop bop per where it will not be wasted and left before the chicks chicks' constantly or It maybe fed as a moist and crumbly mash once dally daily feeding the chick grains three three- times a day S Changing the Feed Fees As As soon as the chickens are old enough nough and will eat whole wheat cracked corn or other grains grams the small sized chick feed may be discontinued discontInued discon discon- tinned and the sized larger-sized grains fed feil Instead In addition to the grain feed they must be supplied with grit oyster shell and charcoal at all times and the better way Is to place these materials mate mate- rials In a hopper hanging It In a convenient convenient convenient con con- place where the chicks may help themselves If It chicks ar are aro kept In confinement they must be furnished a liberal supply of tender green feed like lawn clippings lettuce leaves and such other thIngs as may be available Whenever possible however chicks should be given grass range when they will vIll supply their own green feed and catch bugs and worms Chicks ts that are allowed to run on a gr groiss grass ss range are usually strong and thrifty and will grow much more rapidly than thaD those kept In confinement The chickens' chickens growth may be hastened hastened has has- hastened considerably by giving them sour ur milk in Ia addition to other feeds Chickens Chick ens are very fond of milk In any form fonn tand will eat and anSI drink a liberal supply supply supply sup sup- ply of ot It It m may y be fed either sweet I or sour but the latter Jatter Is more desira desira- ble S Sour ur milk will vIll help to keep chIckens chickens chickens chick chIck- ens healthy and is one of the best things that can be fed t to promote rapId rapid rapId rap- rap Id growth and development When milk Js Is s fed the amount of meat scrap In the mash may be reduced one half or omitted entirely If plenty of ot milk Is available e. e |