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houses had the grass eaten before they were six or eight weeks old. 

 This was because fine ground feed is so dry and fine that they cannot 

 eat it and grind it fast enough to supply the requirements for rapid 

 growth. 



Charcoal is a corrective to prevent indigestion. A most important 

 factor in chick feeding, and one that must be borne in mind by all 

 feeders of any kind of live stock is to "make all changes gradually." 

 The periods of feeding different rations ought to lap over one an- 

 other a week or two. For a person to go abruptly from one ration to 

 another would be to invite trouble. 



Another most important principle is to see that chickens every 

 day during the first few weeks of their lives get hungry. This insures 

 that they make good use of what they get before they get more food, 

 and guards against overfeeding. More important than the ration is 

 the close, careful, intelligent attention to details, the regularity and 

 the neatness of a person doing the work. 



HOME-MADE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. 



The best water fountain we have ever been able to find for baby 

 chicks is that which can be made in every farm home. Take an ordi- 



USE- AN OfcDIN- REMOVE THE- THEN TURN CAN 



ARV BAKINC TOP ANDPRE55 IN AMD At-L. UP- 



POWDER.CAN ONE. SIDE WITH- SIDE. DOWN. 



YOUR. THUMB 



AND FILL WITH~ 



W/STE1R 



A home-made drinking fountain for baby chicks. 



nary linking powder can and soak it in water until the paper label 

 on the outside can lie removed. Scald it and clean thoroughly. Re- 

 move the top and press in one side of the can, as shown in the illus- 

 t nil inn herewith. Then fill the ean with water, put on the top and 

 then turn it upside down and Hie water in the can will not waste or 

 spill out in the coop or brooder, the chicks cannot get into it and get 

 themselves wet and Chilled, and they do not get litter or filth in the 

 water as they do with most methods of supplying drinking water. 

 Try the plan, you will like it. 



