POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



DRIED MILK 



Dried milk products are fed to growing chickens and 

 to laying hens but have not been used as extensively as the 

 liquid milk products and the relative value is not yet de- 

 termined. It is quite often included in small quantities 

 in commercial mash mixtures and especially in commer- 

 cial ground mashes for chickens and appears to be an ex- 

 cellent feed. Its use is advised for small chicks when 

 liquid milk products are not available. It is not advis- 

 able to feed over 15 per cent of dried milk in the 

 mash so that less animal protein is fed in a laying 

 mash using dried milk alone. It is better to feed this 

 dried milk with meat scrap for laying hens but suffi- 

 cient protein can be secured in the mash for chicks from 

 the dried milk product alone without using meat scrap. 



SEMI-SOLID AND CONDENSED BUTTERMILK 



Condensed and semi-solid buttermilk are used exten- 

 sively in the commercial fattening of poultry with excel- 

 lent results; especially is this true of semi-solid butter- 

 milk, the use of which has increased very greatly in the 

 past few years. This semi-solid buttermilk is produced 

 quite extensively all over this country as a by-product 

 from creameries and when put up in barrels or kegs will 

 keep in good condition for a very considerable period of 

 time. After opening this milk, keep the surface covered 

 with water to prevent decomposition. 



From 2 to 7 parts of water are added to the semi-solid 

 buttermilk to make it of the proper feeding consistency; 



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