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FEEDING OF FOWLS 



corn, 2 parts of broken wheat, 2 parts of oatmeal, and 

 2 parts of granulated meat scrap. The corn should be 

 broken into small pieces and the meat scrap must be 

 of good quality, rich in protein, and of small size; meat 

 scrap that contains fat is not fit to use in this ration. 

 After the chicks are 6 wk. old, a ration made of 

 cracked corn, whole wheat, hulled oats, and meat 

 scrap can be used. In addition to the grain and meat 

 ration, grit, green food, broken sea shells, or bone 

 meal are necessary for young chicks. All food fed to 

 chicks should be in small particles to avoid disorders in 

 the crop and digestive organs. 



The accompanying table gives the feeding standards 

 for young chicks. 



MIXTURES FOR CHICK FOOD 



Food 



(a) 



Quarts 



Shelled corn 16 



Wheat 8 



Hulled oats 4 



Pearl barley 3 



Millet seed 5 



c<6 



Fine siftings from 



cracked corn 40 



Cracked wheat 30 



Oatmeal 10 



Millet seed 3 



Granulated meat ... 7 



to 



Cracked corn 50 



Whole wheat 50 



Clipped oats 30 



Barley 10 



Food 



Quarts 



5 



Millet seed 



Cracked Kafir corn. 1 



Cracked wheat ..... 2 



Canary seed ........ 1 



Oatmeal ............ 1 



Finely granulated 

 meat ............... 5 



00 



Fine broken corn... 35 



Cracked Kafir corn. 6 



Cracked wheat ..... 40 



Hulled oats ........ 30 



Broken peas ........ 



Animal charcoal ... 5 



Millet seed ......... 5 



Meat scrap ......... 10 



Cracked corn ....... 200 



Whole wheat ...... 300 



Barley .............. 200 



Clipped oats ....... 100 



Screenings ......... 200 



Buckwheat ......... 100 



