THE FEEDING OF POULTRY 



511 



Eighth week to maturity 

 SCRATCH FEED MASH 



200 Ibs. cracked corn 200 Ibs. bran 



100 " oats or wheat 100 " middlings 



100 ' corn meal 



100 " ground oats 



75 " meat scrap 



5 " bone meal 



In addition to the above, it is desirable to feed young 

 chicks sprouted oats, cabbage, mangels, beets or green grass, 

 each of these to be fed in finely prepared form, as may be 

 available. When on the range such food need not be pre- 

 pared. Infertile eggs from the incubator, hard boiled and 

 chopped up, make excellent feed for young chicks and they 

 should always be fed rather than cast aside. 



Figure 249. The average amount of grain consumed by a laying hen in a 

 year, producing 142 eggs. Photograph from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 1040. 



Rations for egg production used in different sections of 

 the United States, vary more or less, according to material 

 available. The following rations are recommended by vari- 

 ous authorities engaged in research work in feeding fowls. 

 (By United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin 1067) 



Ration No. 1 



MASH SCRATCH MIXTURE 



16 Ibs. corn meal 1 Ib. cracked corn 



6M* " meat scrap 1 " wheat 



bran 

 middlings 



1 



oats 



