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bone meal, and add a pinch of salt. Stir the mass up, 

 moistening it well with milk or water, milk preferred, 

 and bake in the oven. When well baked and cool, it 

 can be crumbled and fed to the little chicks. 



April, May, and June are the spring months in 

 northern latitudes. Less fattening grain should be fed 

 during this period; some wheat and less corn should 

 be fed to the poultry, and they should have an increased 

 supply of green food; if bugs and worms are not plenti- 

 ful on the range, they 

 should have animal food of 

 some kind. 



Young chicks and grow- 

 ing stock should be fed lib- 

 erally during this period; 

 they cannot have too, much 

 wholesome grain. Some 

 dry mash is helpful; if it 

 is desirable to grow them 

 quickly for market pur- 

 poses, wet mash may be 

 used. 



MAY 



Both old fowls and 

 young chicks should have 

 greater freedom during the 

 month of May than during 

 the preceding months. 



All parts of the poultry 

 houses, the nest boxes, and 

 the runways should be thoroughly cleaned. Brush the 

 ground thoroughly with a stiff broom; after the top cover 

 has been swept away, dig up the soil and turn it under. 



Chicks of the Asiatic, American, and English breeds 

 should be hatched prior to the middle of May; those 

 of the Mediterranean breeds should be hatched before 

 the end of May. Chicks of all kinds will do well if 

 hatched after June 1, but they are seldom of much 

 value to the poultryman except for table purposes. 



INDIAN RUNNER DRAKE 



