Show VJ sy FIRST WEEK IS CHANCE tile tho first seven men days are the hardest a baby chick lias has to live it la is during this week that careful feeding an and d close attention to brooding and temperatures tempera turca are especially important many poultry men fe feed ed their chicks too young A few make tile the mistake of walting waiting too long to give them their i first feed tile the proper time la Is between 48 43 and CO hours after hatching says J G li alpin poultry specialist at the wisconsin collego college of agriculture A chick ration developed by poultry specialists at tho the college form farm and used by thousands of poultry men in wisconsin and the middle west con alses of 80 pounds ground yellow corn 20 pounds wheat 5 pounds each of raw hone bone meal and chick size oyster shell and one pound of a salt it with skim milk to drink and plenty of sunlight this ration may be used as the first farst feed and continued until tho the chicks are several weeks old says enya tile the specialist who emphasizes that all ln in gred lents must be of the highest quality using musty or moldy feed invites disaster to the brood and the same to la true of the litter on the brooder floor close brooding and high tempera I 1 tures turea also take thor their toll tho the chicks will thrive better if given an opportunity to run about in the sun and kept at a slightly lower fern temperature i per iture during the day he cautious cautions against letting the temperature toll fall too low which may cause crowding tind and smothering of the weaker chicks tills this attention should be carried through the following weeks too the chicks after coming safely through the first week roust must bo be kept growing every day if they are to return owners the biggest profit |