Show SUNLIGHT BIG AID IN CHICKS GROWTH sunlight na a direct cure lor or leg weakness akness lins has been proven successful at the poultry department of the wisconsin college of agriculture work with young chickens has lag demonstrated that leg weakness noaa can be entirely prevented by exposing chicks to direct sunlight log leg weakness Is caused by luck lack ot of development ot of tile bon cionca cedi due le to lack of the right kind of feed another term applied to tile tho disease la Is rickets and the claims leg weak weakness iless la Is brought about directly by tile absence of the ilie antl anti vita mine in tile tho chacka 9 or in the absence of direct ti sunlight A remarkable development in aal mill nutrition Is the recognition that light la Is equivalent or supplementary supplements iry to the lintl vital little declares J 0 halpin of the poultry department since the ever increasing development of artificial incubation and brooding of chicks considerable loss tills lias resulted from leg lee in order to combat till this injurious disease poultry men must feed a ration which contains tile necessary vi tamine nine Is present in cod liver oil eggs aind some other materials unless the lie early clucks chicks can get into direct sunlight or are fed material of tills nature they will bo be seriously ugly handicapped in their development if tile chicks cannot ile he placed out of doors or in direct gun sunshine shine na as to la the case often with early hatchor chicks suitable additions to the rations should he bo fed to substitute fur tho the necessary sunlight A very satisfactory ration tilts lias been prepared by halpin and consists of the following ingredients corn 80 parts 20 parts bone 6 5 parts parta hine rock 8 5 parts salt I 1 part and skim milk to drink this ration la very successful when direct sunlight Is supplied |