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sufScient exercise and an abundance of pure air for the 

 chick. That is why the chick brought up by the mother 

 hen on the range seldom has digestive troubles. 



Formerly the poultry keeper mixed various- mashes with 

 milk or water, or baked a johnny cake of com meal and bran, 

 for the broods during their younger days. In late years 

 this method of feeding has given way to the use of prepared 

 chick foods which are made of various grains and seeds, 

 with some meat food added, and which are fed dry. These 

 foods produce excellent results and this manner of feeding 

 appears to be nearer nature. 



When the chicks are weaned, that is, when they graduate 

 from the care of the mother hen or are separated from the 

 ' rooder, they begin their real period of growth and develop- 

 men'. and require larger quarters and more extensive range, 

 The poultry keeper who can scatter his weaned broods in 

 flocks of twenty-five, in colony houses, and allow them to 

 run over the broad acres of a farm is fortunate, for under 

 such conditions the chicks attain that development which is. 

 required for best results and do it at the lowest cost for food 

 and care. 



He who must keep his chicks within yards must see to it 

 ^hat these yards are clean and that special inducements to- 

 exercise are furnished the youngsters. In most cases this- 

 must be done by feeding them the grain part of their bill 

 of fare in a deep litter from which they must scratch it out. 

 . To sum up, the factors absolutely necessary for the produc- 

 tion of the profit makers are: correct incubation, correct 

 brooding, correct feeding and a clean, healthful environment 

 from the time of exclusion from the shell. 



