152 ?. GENERAL FEEDING 



Regularity in feeding is of great importance in 

 order to get the proper results from the flock. Feed 

 the hens their various meals at certain times, and do 

 not let the time vary very much from one day to the 

 other. The old saying, " There is a time for every- 

 thing," should be strictly heeded in the poultry busi- 

 ness. It is just as important when you feed as it is 

 how you feed and what you feed. 



It is also essential to feed the breeders correctly 

 during the hatching season to obtain fertile, hatch- 

 able eggs with strong germs. They should be fed 

 foods which will strengthen their constitutions but 

 not too fattening. Hard grains, dry mashes, plenty 

 of green food, and animal matter, together with 

 grit, oyster shells, and charcoal, produce the best 

 results. 



Powdered charcoal should not be fed in the mash, 

 it is not a feed, but a medicine. It purifies the blood 

 and absorbs noxious gases generated in digestion. 

 By feeding it in the mash the fowls eat more of it 

 than what they require. Use the coarser grades of 

 charcoal and feed it from a hopper or other feed- 

 ing utensil, thus permitting the fowls to partake of 

 it when necessary. 



In feeding dry beef scraps use only the very 

 best quality obtainable. Some of the so-called scraps 

 sold are nothing more than fertilizers, and are 

 entirely unfit for poultry food. A good article can 



