If water is given them in open vessels they will 

 stand in it, splash themselves and get chilled, which 

 is dangerous in cold weather and undesirable at all 

 times. They will also make the water filthy and 

 unfit to drink. 



We have tried the plan of giving no water for 

 the first three weeks, with very good results ; but 

 the trouble which begins when water is first given 

 to them makes the method undesirable and very 

 risky, as they will often drink until they fall over 

 or froth at the mouth. 



For the first week give millet seed, as much as 

 they will eat up clean, every two hours. If you 

 cannot get millet seed (which is sold by all seeds- 

 men), or will not use it because you think it is 

 too high, give finely cracked wheat, corn, or the 

 grain which is raised in your section. Sieve 

 out the coarser parts for larger chicks as it would 

 be wasted if fed to chicks under a week old. 

 Place granulated charcoal and grit where they 

 can get it at will. Grass is good for them at all 

 times. 



Second week, give millet seed, fine cracked 

 wheat, cracked corn, and occasionally (about twice 

 a week) rolled oats. If millet seed is high in price, 

 discontinue it the second week and keep on with 

 the cracked grain. Let the cracked grain be fine 

 through the day and coarser at the last feeding in 

 the evening. Do not mix the grain, but give each 

 kind separately not two kinds at any meal. The 

 change gives them a relish. Once a day give them 

 a feed of finely ground green bone (fresh), about 

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