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Chickens. 



On the day following that on which the chicken 

 is emancipated from the shell, the proper food for 

 the little stranger becomes a matter for considera- 

 tion. 



The most approved regimen — at least, the one 

 I adopt — is* grated bread, yolk of hard-boiled eggs, 

 and oatmeal, made into a crumbly mass with 

 ■water, for the first week ; and afterwards, in addi- 

 tion, groats, hemp-seed, and any small grain. 



Wheat-tailings are excellent food, more nutri- 

 tious than any other. Feed often, giving little at 

 a time, the first meal at daybreak, and every 

 hour after that, till they are safely housed for the 

 night. The water-vessels should be replenished 

 at the same time ; these should be shallow. A 

 good plan is to invert a small flower-pot saucer 



