74 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY 



It is rather common to argue that brooder chicks are 

 far better because they have no lice. Watch out, all the 

 same ! 



Feeding hen-hatched chicks does not differ essentially 

 from feeding machine chicks ; the real measure of quan- 

 tity is the amount of exercise the chick is getting. If 

 plenty, it can stand heavy feeding ; if little, the feeder 

 must be careful. It is rather difficult to feed a hen and 

 chicks together, as one cannot tell how much feed the 

 chicks are getting. Whole corn for the hen and soft 

 feed or granulated feed outside where the hen cannot 

 touch it, is the way out. And hen-hatched chicks, like 

 others, need feed, always available, after they once get 

 safely on their feet. 



