CHAPTER VI. 



FEEDING. 



FEED FOR THE BABY CHICKS. 



Dry food is best. It does not sour if it should not all be eaten, 

 and they will not overeat of it. The dry food can be put in a litter 

 and the chicks get exercise in work- 

 ing for it. 



The first few days feed little and 

 often. 



The chicks need a variety of food. 



Cracked wheat, rolled or hulled 

 oats, and cracked corn or kaffir corn 

 make a splendid chick food. 



Do not feed a wet, sloppy food, and 

 overfeeding is as deadly as disease. His first breakfast. 



Do not buy chick feed with much weed seed in it. "Why should 

 any farmer pay $2.00 to $3.00 a hundred pounds for weed seed to 

 stock his farm with, when he has too many weeds of his own and 

 millions of seed which the poultry can get, if they need it. Weed 

 seed are sometimes put in as a filler, but they are often dangerous and 

 .expensive. 



Various kinds of feed hoppers recommended for use in feeding baby chicks and 



young stock. 



If you will cut up some onions for the young chicks about three 

 times a week, for the first two weeks, they will learn to relish them 

 and be benefited by them. 



Don't forget to put sand or grit before the young chicks, but not 

 until after they have had one feed. 



(84) 



