AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



not nourishing, but rather because of the great dan- 

 ger of soiled, bedaubed plumage on the chicks and 

 general unsanitary conditions in feeding it. Our 

 chicks receive little, if any, milk until they are at 

 least ten days old. After that time, however, it 

 may, if obtainable, be given rather freely with no 

 ill results, so long as proper cleanliness is observed 

 in feeding. 



There are other feeds besides grain that fill 

 important positions in the chick's bill of fare. 

 Meat, green food, grit, charcoal, etc. all have 

 their proper places. For meat, green cut bone is 

 probably best, but there is not much difference in 

 the results obtained from the use of this material 

 and the prepared meat foods. 



Green food is of great assistance in securing 

 thrifty, rapid-growing chicks. It may be supplied 

 in various forms and ways, as best suits the con- 

 venience of the attendant. Lettuce, cabbage, rape 

 in fact any kind of vegetable matter all are 

 good for the chicks. The important part is to see 

 that they get something in the way of green stuff, 

 as otherwise there cannot be maximum growth and 

 thrift. 



Grit should be placed before the chicks as soon 

 as they are given their first meal, and should be 

 constantly accessible to them ever afterward. This 

 material is the only teeth the chicks have, or ever 

 will have, and without it they cannot properly 



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