Show starving chick chich theory disproved at cornell cornel the popular belief that baby chicks should he starved for or the first 48 or 72 hours to prevent bowel trouble as hs fin fantilly tilly been disproved according to L 1 M hurd of cornell university it Is now definitely ely known that early feeding Is not harmful IJo weer delayed feeding Is not providing it Is not carried too frler byl 72 li hours ou rs seems to be about tile the um lt results from several expert experiment stations including cornell verify this finding furthermore two poultry specialists of tile the united states department part ment of agriculture hurt burt W and dr it A lull jull show that early feeding actually tenis tends to stimulate yolk assimilation in the chick under normal conditions it Is bes to feed tile the chicks early or before they are 48 hours old SO 80 hours Is better it if there Is any special reason for with holding food for the lie first two or three days it can ile he done without the risk of stunting the chicks baby chicks shipped IY by parcel post or by express should not be fed before being shipped |