Show V ir ay GROWING CHICKS REQUIRE PROTEIN larger amounts given first and gradually decreased increase in muscle and nerve als suo and the total weight of growing chicks Is largely due to tho the protein content of the feed ration said prof 0 P F 11 cuser nt at the cornell university a at t ithaca N Y T chicks grow rapidly in the beginning nin during the first month they have the fastest growth and after the second month the rate of growth begins to decrease until the time of maturity since protein Is needed for growth larger amounts should be fed at first and less as the chicks grow older according to professor tl 17 euser the experiments at cornell show that certain tain amounts of protein are best for chicks at different ages and that feeding more than these amounts will not noi give greater growth but that feeding less than these amounts Is apt to result in decreased growth these experiments show that alp best amount of protein in the feed for chicks from one to six weeks old Is 20 per pei cent for chicks of from 0 to 12 weeks 17 per cent and for those from 12 to 20 weeks old per cent large amounts of protein feed will not hasten maturity but enough should be fed so that the best possible growth can be attal attained ned at the time of maturity and this will mean larger eggs and better production |