POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



mash once daily if no dry mash is provided. Be sure 

 that the fowls get some kind of meat feed or tankage 

 especially during the winter. Always give the fowls a 

 good feed of grain at night and they should have a light 

 feed of grain in the morning. The amount of grain to 

 feed in the morning depends upon the amount of feed 

 available on the range. Feed more than one grain, always 

 using two or three grains for variety. 



FEEDING THE BACKYARD FLOCK 



The small flock kept in the village or city backyard 

 should be given a light feed of scratch grains in the litter 

 early in the morning, kitchen garbage or table scraps at 

 noon, and a good feed of scratch grains late in the after- 

 noon. The table scraps may be fed in the morning with 

 a very little feed of scratch grains and no feed be given 

 to the hens at noon, if it is more convenient to feed the 

 table scraps in the morning than later in the day. Feed 

 2 or 3 times as much grain in the afternoon as is fed in 

 the morning and always be sure that the fowls go to 

 roost with a full crop, especially in the winter when the 

 nights are long and cold. 



It is often advisable to mix a small amount of dry 

 or moist mash with the table scraps unless one has a very 

 abundant supply of waste products. Keep dry mash be- 

 fore the hens during the latter part of the day, opening 

 the dry mash hopper when the hens are given their after- 

 noon feed and leaving it open until they are fed the fol- 

 lowing morning or noon. This method of feeding pro- 



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