PROGRESSIVE POULTRY RAISING 



It is essential to the best results that the birds go to 

 roost with full crops, and this feeding should not be 

 stinted. An examination of the crops of the birds should 

 now and then be made after they are on the perch to 

 ascertain whether they are well filled. 



" It is better to overdo the matter of evening feeding 

 a little than to slight it. If a little grain is left in the 

 litter, it will be eagerly scratched out in the morning. 

 Great care should be taken, however, to so feed that 

 the straw is scratched absolutely free of grain at least 

 once a day. In following this particular routine this 

 should be the condition at noon. The really skilled 

 feeder is the one who so handles the ration that he con- 

 stantly piques the appetite of his fowls so that they will 

 consume large amounts of feed with relish, yet never 

 gives quite all they would like to consume. As noted in 

 other connections, of the two evils, 'overfeeding' or 

 'underfeeding' to a slight degree, the latter is prefer- 

 able. It limits production slightly, by not furnishing 

 quite all the raw material that could be made over into 

 a finished product, but it keeps the appetite keen and 

 the body in good working order. Overfeeding, on the 

 other hand, cloys the appetite and clogs the system, 

 thereby limiting production even more than in the 

 first case. 



"Unless the weather is quite cool, fresh water should 

 be supplied at the time of the evening feeding. In the 

 event of freezing weather, the water pan should be emptied." 



In the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment 

 Station ration given above it is assumed that they will 

 consume 25 pounds of the grain while eating 1 3^2 pounds 

 of the dry mash where meat scrap is used. Where meat 

 scrap is not used, they will consume 25 pounds of grain 

 to 10 pounds of dry mash and drink 50 to 60 

 pounds of skim milk. 



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