Show FARM 10 ir 91 TOPICS LA BREEDING HENS NEED VITAMINS diet will influence health of baby chicks by PROF C S PLATT associate rutgers university check carefully on the diet of breeding hens vitamins A D and G or riboflavin for instance are necessary not only to the health and normality of chicks when hatched but also to their growth during their first few weeks of life the yellow corn and dried alfalfa commonly fed to birds co contain etain enough vitamin A and cod liver oil or sardine oil provide sufficient vi vitamin D however vitamin G which is contained to some extent in dried alfalfa is lacking in the other three products and is also lacking generally in poultry rations but this factor may be added through the use of dried yeast or liver meal although these products are relatively expensive or it may be supplied by dried skim milk or dried buttermilk if used in sufficient quantities for practical purposes birds should receive one pound of dried buttermilk or dried skim milk daily either incorporated in the dry mash at the rate of 10 per cent or fed separately in the moist mash directly in the quantity recommended when a high quality of d dried ale d w whey h ey is used the amount can be reduced to three quarters of a pound per birds daily As in all vitamin products the only guide for the purchaser is the reputation of the manufacturer for furnishing grades up to guarantee when the essential vitamin G quality is incorporated in a dr dry y mash care must be taken to insure that birds daily eat at least 10 pounds of mash otherwise their diet will not be complete because of this fact breeding stock should be limited in the quantity of grain fed each day in order to encourage the proper consumption of dry mash |