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PROFITABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION 



does not develop until the brooder chick is eight 

 or ten days old. The time, of course, varies with 

 strain and breed. The same chick under a hen will 

 be able to distinguish feed in two or three days. 

 From the hen the little chick seems to acquire this 

 ability to know injurious or noxious substances. 

 When the chick is placed direct from the incubator 

 in the brooder it does not seem to have this ability, 



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BROODER ON WHEELS 



Front wheel pivoted for easy turning-. Top hinged at 

 back, loose in front. Runs placed at openings on side. 



and shows a tendency to eat anything that it can 

 swallow. Knowledge of this makes the matter of 

 feeding little chicks very simple. Green food 

 should not be neglected in the little chick's diet; it 

 must be provided in some shape or form, even if 

 the chicks are upon a grass range. After May or 

 June the grass becomes too tough for them to eat 

 and green feed must be supplied in some manner. 



HOW OFTEN TO FEED 



At first it is well to feed five times daily; later 

 three times, and lastly by hopper altogether. Never 



