POULTRY RAISING CHICKENS :ill 



Grain Mixture. Dry Mash. 



360 pounds cracked corn. 32 parts corn meal. 



200 pounds wheat. 30 parts ground alfalfa. 



130 pounds oats. 30 parts animal (meat) meal. 



2 parts oyster shell. 



1 part grit. 



1 part charcoal. 



Mash Feeding. 



Where dry feeding and mash feeding have been compared it has been 

 found that chickens are very fond of broken grain and whole grain moistened 

 and that they will eat such material better than a dry mixture of finely ground 

 feed. The mash is moistened with water or milk. It should be a com- 

 paratively dry, crumbly mash, and not a thin slop. For the morning feed, 

 grain scattered in the litter is preferred as this exercises the birds. It should 

 be given as soon as possible after they leave the roost. The moistened mash 

 should be given at noon all that the chickens will eat in fifteen to twenty 

 minutes and at night just before roosting time a liberal supply of grain 

 should be scattered in the litter. (Many poultrymen feed the mash in the 

 morning and a few feed the mash at night. It is probably more important 

 that a part of the grain is ground than that it is fed at a particular time of 

 day.) The following sample mashes are given : 



Valuable Formulas for Mash Feeding. 



150 pounds ground oats 100 pounds wheat bran 



150 pounds wheat bran 100 pounds ground corn 



100 pounds corn meal 100 pounds ground barley 



30 pounds linseed meal 100 pounds ground oats 



30 pounds beef scraps. 



100 pounds corn meal 



100 pounds corn meal 100 pounds wheat bran 

 100 pounds wheat bran 75 pounds cut clover or alfalfa 



100 pounds ground oats 75 pounds wheat middlings 



Miscellaneous Feeds. 



Mustard. Keeps the chickens healthy. Makes the hens lay more eggs. 

 The feeding of mustard is a revelation to poultry keepers. When fed to 

 breeding stock their vigor and stamina are increased, the eggs are highly 

 fertile and they hatch strong chicks. When fed to the other fowls it increases 

 their health and vigor. Mustard is not found to be a stimulant but a mild 

 tonic. 



Can be had by Farmer. Mustard greens can be easily raised in any 

 climate and fed to the chickens with excellent results. Ground mustard is 

 another form in which mustard is fed. In feeding this use about one teaspoon- 

 ful for six hens. 



