Show SPROUTED OATS I 1 ARE EXCELLENT care must be exercised that hulls do not impact I 1 sprouted oats oata make an excellent poultry food fond when sprouted oats are fed whole hole oats can be left out of the scratch grain with advantage to ID feeding whole oats the hulls often cause imparted impacted crops and death ensues when the oats are red fed sprouted no trouble along this line will be experienced perien perlen ced in sprouting oats a temperature of at least 55 degrees Is required the growth will be more rapid if the higher temperature Is provided oats can call he be sprouted in the dark if the ibe temperature Is right if sprouted lo in a dark room the top growth will be light in color hut one days exposure to light and air will give the green color A method of sprouting oats Is as follows the oats are soaked in water tor for twenty four hours an inch layer Is then spread out in shallow trays or racks the trays must have good drainage if the drainage Is poor the oats will mold and are then unfit for feeding to the birds twice a day the oats are sprinkled with warm water in a week or ten days depending on the temperature of course the oats will be three inches thick and will have a top growth of four or live five inches A block a foot square makes a sufficient daily feed for 50 hens |