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only a small amount or what they will eat up between the 

 feedings. For the remainder of the first week in the brooder, 

 they should have a good fine cracked grain ration, scattered 

 on the floor of the brooder in the litter, five times a day. 

 The following grams make an ideal chick ration when the 

 poultryman desires to mix his own feed : 



Cracked corn 20 pounds 



Fine cracked wheat 25 pounds 



Grit 5 pounds 



Pinhead oatmeal 5 pounds 



To supplement this, feed sprouted oats or green grass, 

 and once a day, hard boiled eggs in small amounts. On the 



FIG. 76. An out-door, dry mash hopper for growing chicks. It is rain proof and 



always ready. 



seventh day wheat bran should be put before the youngsters 

 in small hoppers,* but after this time, the noon feeding of 

 grain can be omitted. From the third week until they are 

 put on range, the following ground grams should be added 

 to the wheat bran, the entire mixture being kept before 

 them all the time in hoppers (Fig. 76). The mash consists of: 



50 pounds wheat bran 

 5 pounds corn meal 



5 pounds sifted ground oats 

 2 pounds meat scrap 



