Show I Ir 00 r FEEDING TRIALS FOR THE CHICKS Feeding trials during l 1020 on the experiment station poultry farm nt ut Ih university have hn shown that by br means of ot n new ration It Is poso possible pOSe pos sible to make White Leghorns average n J. J IVi pounds In weight when eight weeks old and f show how steady gains to toa toa ton a n maturing weight of four tour pounds The new ration mUon used was designed ned to meet all nIl nutritive requirements of or birds raised e In confinement for the prevention of ot black head round worms and tapeworms and consisted of ot the time foll following Ingredients Twenty pounds oun s of ot wheat bran 20 of ot lied Do Dog flour 20 of ot yellow corn meal whole ground corn 20 of ground roun I rolled roiled oats 10 0 of meat ment scrap 50 5 L of or dried milk 2 of oyster shell meal 1 of ot salt palt and 1 quart of ot cod liver oil The scratch ration consisted of 2 parts of fine cracked cracke corn fin and 1 part of fine cracked wh wheat at For the who wish vish to use this ration the poultry department department depart depart- ment gives the following directions For First Three Days Give Days Give milk to drink either r sour skim milk mille or a n commercial condensed sk skim m milk or buttermilk These two commercial products must be he diluted one part In seven parts of water It Is preferable to continue feeding the milk Indefinitely thus promoting best possible growth Three Days to One Week Feed Week Feed mash In pans twice dall dally all nU the chicks will eat In 20 minutes scratch feed 3 S times daily all on they will eat cot In 20 minutes One Week to Twenty Weeks Weeks Fur Fur Furnish nish fish plenty of mash hopper space add fresh mash dally daily dall Give scratch tee feed three times dally Green feed teed must be tender and succulent feed tec small amounts at start then Increase to what tire the chicks will eat ent In 15 min rites utes Infertile eggs from the Incubator Incubator incubator bator boiled holled make a n splendid delicacy for tor the chicks hicks When birds are nrc In confinement allow allow allow al al- low chicks to a q brooder pen 10 by 12 feet In size When the birds are given free tree range allow to chicks to the flock fiock Remove c all fin moles males four to five weeks of ot age e. Furnish perching space earl early to prevent ent crowding |