CHAPTER XIII 



FEEDING LAYERS AND BREEDERS 



Note to Teacher : Have student mix feeds for flock. 



159. Water Supply. Laying and breeding hens must have a 

 fresh and pure supply of water at all times. Especially in hot 

 weather, water should be kept before the birds without fail. The 

 water containers must be scrubbed or washed out : use the hand 

 to remove the slime which has accumulated on the sides and 

 bottom of the pan. Impure water and polluted water pans are 

 fruitful sources of bowel troubles in hens. 



160. Green Feed Essential. Green feed can be provided by 

 allowing the hens to run on green fields or plots planted for 

 them ; or, if they are in a back town lot, green feed must be 

 carried to them. Each hundred fowls should receive not less 

 than four pounds of green feed per day. 



161. Regularity of Feeding. Regularity is one of the most 

 important items of feeding. The green feed must be given each 

 day at the same time. The grain feed must be given at the 

 same time morning and evening. 



162. Breeding Birds Must Be on the Ground. It is necessary 

 for all breeding birds to be out on a grassy run if a high degree 

 of fertility is to be expected. 



163. Grain Feed and Mash. Grain feed should be given morn- 

 ing and evening. A pint measure of grain should be scattered 

 in deep litter for each twelve hens in the morning and the same 

 quantity in the evening. 



164. Dry Ground Feed or Mash. Mash consists of a mixture 

 of ground grain and mill by-products. Dry mash should be 

 kept before the birds at all times. Birds on the range will not 

 consume much mash during the summer, when foods such as 



