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to the character of the feed. Coconut-oil-cake meal, 

 and linseed-oil-cake meal can be purchased at a price 

 that makes the cost of the protein low, but it would 

 not be feasible to obtain a large part of the protein 

 for a ration from these feeds. 



Weight of Poultry Foods per Quart. In the mixing 

 of rations for poultry the weights of poultry foods per 

 quart as given in the preceding table are useful. 



FEEDING OF YOUNG CHICKS 



No food is given to young chicks for the first 48 hr., 

 but grit of some kind is supplied to clean out 

 their digestive organs. Beginning with the third day, 

 they may have stale bread moistened with sweet milk 

 and pressed until nearly dry. For the next 2 or 3 da. 

 a mixture of stale bread crumbs and fine oatmeal 

 makes a good ration, and is better fed in small quan- 

 tities at frequent intervals. 



For chicks that are a week or more old, a simple 

 ration can be made of 4 parts, by weight, of cracked 



FEEDING STANDARDS FOR YOUNG CHICKS 



