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Grit, cracked oyster shells, bone, and charcoal should be kept 

 in hoppers before the fowls at all times. They are necessary 

 for egg-making and the grinding of the feed. 



220. Feeding for meat production. Fowls that are to be 

 sold for meat should be fattened for at least ten days before 

 they are put on the market. This will greatly improve the 

 quality of the meat. They should be confined in small pens 

 or crates during the feeding period ; this prevents them from 

 taking much exercise. Just before they are placed in the inclo- 

 sures and twice during the fattening period, they should be 

 dusted with insect powder to free them from lice. The ration 

 should be a mixture of grains (usually ground) and animal 

 products like meat meal and skim-milk. A ration that has 

 been recommended is a mixture of corn meal, five parts (by 

 weight), ground oats with hulls removed, one part, meat meal, 

 one part, all moistened with sour milk and fed three times a 

 day. The fowls must be brought to full feed gradually, start- 

 ing with a small quantity the first day and increasing a little 

 at each feeding until they are getting all they will eat. A 

 week is usually required to bring them to full feed. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Describe the general conformation of the fowls of each of the 

 three utility types. 



2. Discuss the habits of fowls of the three types. 



3. What two general types of poultry houses are in use? From 

 whom can one secure information concerning the different kinds of 

 houses ? 



4. State the requirements to be considered when building poultry 

 houses. 



5. What is meant by natural incubation of eggs? By artificial 

 incubation of eggs ? 



6. Give directions for brooding chickens when a hen is used. 



7. What kind of ration should be fed to laying hens ? 



8. Outline the method of feeding young chickens. 



9. Tell how to test eggs for fertility. 

 10. What should sitting hens be fed? 



