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the same as I do the old fowls in the morning—corn 
meal, fine feed, boiled potatoes and beef scraps, always 
using a little of the egg food. After they are two weeks 
old, I keep cracked corn and wheat by them all the time. 
Pigs’ liver is one of the best forms of animal food for 
chicks. It is extensively used by Plymouth county 
poulterers who hatch artificially. Codfish has killed 
chicks. , 
The coops should be often moved to fresh locations, 
on dry, green grass plots if possible, and plenty of fresh 
FIG. 105. WHITE WONDERS. 
water given daily; put old nails, or other iron, in the 
water, as iron is good for their health. When the chicks 
get strong they may be allowed to roam at will with the 
hen. If there is danger of hawks, a run or yard cov- 
ered with a wire screen may be unecessary. It is also a 
good idea to make a box out of slats wide enough apart 
to admit chicks of various sizes, and yet exclude hens, 
and throw the feed for the chicks in this, so that they 
can eat without being robbed by the larger fowls, The 
