230 Farm Poultry 



boiled eggs should be crumbled or chopped fine and 

 may be fed alone or mixed with softened ground 

 grain. 



Corn may form a considerable portion of the 

 ration for young fowls that are growing rapidly. 

 Granulated oats make an excellent food for chick- 

 ens after they are several days old. These oats 

 may be placed in receptacles of such a character 

 that the food may be readily accessible at all times 

 and yet will not be soiled by tramping. 



EXERCISE 



It is of the utmost importance to provide a run 

 or yard for young chickens. They require much 

 exercise, and unless provision is made for this, 

 it cannot be expected that the most satisfactory 

 growth and development will be made. 



The young of all animals are active and will 

 take constant exercise if opportunity is given. 

 Particularly is this true of the young of fowls. 

 They are not only inclined to range freely on their 

 own account, but under natural conditions the 

 mother, wandering from place to place in search 

 of food, compels the young to take a greater amount 

 of daily exercise than they would if left wholly to 

 themselves. Perhaps the reader, if he is a farmer, 

 will be surprised to recall how far from home he 

 has seen the old hen with her brood of little chicks. 



