Show t bouc arm TR lam III in GOOD POINTERS ON FEEDING CHICKS use mash mixture I 1 from rom time chicks arneborn are bom start feeding the mash mixture to chicks when they are 36 to 48 hours houri old and allow constant access to it until thy reach maturity says the new york state college of agriculture provide plenty of feeding space and feed in such amounts that fresh mash can be fed twice daily alie mash mixture recommended by afie the college contains 45 pounds of yellow corn meal ideal 10 pounds of wheat bran 16 15 pounds of flour wheat 10 pounds of fine ground heavy oats oata 2 pounds of steamed bone meal pound of salt 10 pounds of meat scrap 50 55 per cent protein and 10 of dried skim milk ar or buttermilk if fine ground heavy oats cannot be obtained yellow corn meal may be substituted for the oats the dried milk may be omitted from the mash when liquid or condensed milk products are used when the chicles chicks are eight weeks old begin feeding the grain mixture composed of 60 pounds of cracked yellow corn and 40 pounds of wheat in hop hoppers keep it constantly before the chicks they should not eat as much scratch grain by weight as mash until three months old restrict the amount of grain it if necessary to make them eat more mash fine grit may be given from the start provide oyster shells after the chicks are four months of age or when they begin to show evidence of reaching maturity when sunshine enters the house through glass mix one half pound or one halt half pint of cod liver oil into every pounds of mash during the period when mash is fed afterwards feed enough cod liver oil to equal one half pound for each pounds of total feed used ducklings Duc klings overfed on concentrated feeds ducklings Duc klings may be overfed upon concentrated cent rated foods they should have some tender green food in their ration had and sand for grit A recommended ration Is equal parts of rolled oats and bread crumbs with a little sand moistened with water tor for the first three days after they are at least thirty six hours old and after the third day equal parts of bran and cornmeal added to this mixture after the first week two or three parts of bran brah one part each of cornmeal and wheat 6 5 per cent one twentieth part high grade meat scrap and 10 per cent one tenth part chopped green food A little sand should also be added fowls heads turn dark as the result of any one of several internal diseases the nature of which would re quilean qu irean examination of the organs to disclose hatchability of eggs 0 do not set eggs that are older than a week or ten tea days hatchability de creases rapidly after the eggs are ten days old and the chicks hatched are apt to be low lov la in vitality A temperature of about 50 degrees Is best for or eggs which are being saved for hatching to lessen the work of turning the eggs while saving they should be placed in a 15 dozen case which should be turned over one side a day this means work but it pays well in the end |