Show USE OF CHUCK CHICK determines THE TH FEED N WE j x 41 M mother and queen of them all lu lt bringing tho the chick from tho the hatch to maturity the kind of toed to be used depends much upon tho the lisa ago to which tho the bird la Is going to be put PUL if the fowl te Is to be marketed itt bit an early age rapid growth to ia essential sent ial lal the milk feeding method will stimulate this alita rapid growth if the bird Is to be used as aa a layer or breeder on the other hand there should be a slow but steady growth this can beat bo be obtained by feeding LL a wheat and corn or ration supplemented ted by bran shorts sour milk beef scraps clover oyster shell and grit brit many a makes hakea the mistake of feeding only tat fat producing foods ile iio expects the chick to produce bone sinew and feathers from this one food perhaps the grain that Is ia most moat frequently used in this way la Is corn A certain amount of corn Is essential in producing energy and animal heat but the mistake should not bo be roada made of feeding it exclusively clu and expecting the little chick to td develop bone and muscle labh and mineral matter are essential parts ot of the chicks rations it you yott expect aitto it to develop into a large g boned bird some of this mineral matter the chick gets from clover al alfalfa falta and other green foods but not enough All mineral matter therefore Is supplied in the form of beet beef scrap and finely ground oyster shell the beef scrap should be fed in small quantities and the amount increased as tile the chicks grow older poultry authorities do not agree as to whether or not noi the thick chick should be made to scratch tor for hla his food some advise a shallow litter ot of light straw or chaff some a deep litter while some say to use no litter at all one thing Is certain however the chick must have exercise when the chicks are kept hept cooped up and cannot run on the ground they soon form the habit of standing around and then the poultry mans troubles begin artificial exercise must be supplied some poultry men make the chick scratch for ills hla food others suspend vegetables at which the chicks jump when the chicks can have access to an outdoor runway they will as a rule exercise suf euf so that no artificial form of exercise need be supplied for the first week after hatching a feed composed of hard bard boiled eggs ground shell eliell and oil all mixed five times as much rolled oats as eggs will servo serve as a good teed feed A little finely ground chick grit and pulverized r charcoal should bo be aspri sprinkled over the food plenty of clean fresh water must be supplied at all times sour milk Is good it if it can be secured finely cracked wheat and corn should gradually be added after the first day or two A shallow box containing bran should be kept before the chicks at all times this should be given to them on tile the first day so that they will form a taste or it A little beet beef scrap and cornmeal can gradually be added to the bran constant care watchfulness and patience are qualities of the good and the person who applies these to the raising of young chicks la is bound to succeed be particular to keep a supply of pure water in clean vessels tor for the hens borie and grit whore they can got get it if a hen becomes beconi ea broody whon when ahe to Is not needed for hatching do not let her sit oft a single day As soon as she begin to cluck shut tier her in a cage with slatted bottom and set the cage on supports where the air can circulate under it and the broody fever will be cooled in two or three days keep the chicks growing do not bo be afraid of overfeeding over feeding them make a little yard covered over the top leaving openings in the sides large enough to admit the chicks while preventing the old fowls from passing through in this yard keep teed feed tor for tho the chicks all the time so they need not go hungry a minute the pullet which Is fed liberally matures quickly and becomes the producer of ot winter eggs if a poultry keeper Is really interested he will soon learn to read instructions and modify them to suit his locality |