Show SUNLIGHT BIG AID AIDIN AIDIN AIDIN IN CHICKS CHICKS' GROWTH Sunlight as ns a direct cure for le leg weakness has been proven successful at nt the poultry department f f the time WI Wis college of n agriculture Experimental work with young chickens has imas demonstrated that leg weakness can be entirely prevented pre b by exposing chicks to direct sunlight Leg weakness Is caused h by lack Inck of normal development de of or the bones hones due dYe to tact lack of the right kIn kind of feed Another Another Another An An- other terns term applied to the disease Is rickets and the scientist claims leg weakness ss Is brought about directly by bythe bythe bythe the absence of ot the time rachitic anti vita mine In the chicks chick's ration or in tho the absence of direct sunlight A remarkable development In animal ani ant mal trial nutrition is the recognition that light is equivalent or supplementary I Ito to the time the anti antl declares J. J G. G of the tile poultry depart depart- ment Since the time ever Increasing development development development develop develop- ment of artificial Incubation and brooding of chicks considerable loss has hns resulted from leg weakness In order to combat this Injurious disease poultry men must feed a n ration which contains the n necessary cessar This is present In cod liver oil eli eggs and some other materials Unless Unless Unless Un Un- less the earl early chicks can get Into di direct ill ill- reet sunlight or are fed material of this nature the they will bo be seriously handicapped In their development If the time chicks cannot he be placed out of doors or In direct sunshine as Is It the case cuse often with early latched hatched chicks suitable additions to the rations ra ru- should be fed feel to substitute the necessary sunlight A Yer very ery satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory ration has hus been prepared by and ond consists of the following Ingredients Yellow corn corn SO parts 20 parts bone hond 5 5 parts lime rock 5 parts salt 1 part and skim milk to drink This ration Is Isery very ery successful when direct sunlight ht Is supplied |