CARE OF FUTURE LAYERS 33 



Continuous Houses for Laying Hens, with Part of the Window Space 

 Occupied by Glass and Part by Cloth-Filled Framps. 



growth and development are expected. During the past 

 few years food hoppers have come into quite general use. 

 These are so arranged that dry grains, beef scraps, etc., 

 are held in a sort, of reservoir and fed into small troughs 

 at its base as fast as eaten by the chicks. These hop- 

 pers are filled whenever empty and are constantly where 

 the chicks can reach them. This method of feeding re- 

 duces considerably the time required to care for a large 

 flock and in most cases produces as good or better results 

 than the time-honored three meals a day. Whole and crack- 

 ed grain of different varieties may be placed in different 

 compartments, or in different hoppers, or may be mixed and 

 fed in one compartment. As a rule the chicks will waste 

 less if it is fed in different compartments for they are less 

 likely to throw out grain that they do not want while 

 searching for that which their appetite demands. 



Some poultrymen prefer to feed what they call a dry 

 mash in one compartment of their hoppers; that is, they 

 mix the ground grains and whatever they would use in 

 their damp mash and place it dry in the hoppers. These 

 hoppers are easily constructed by the poultrymen or may 

 be obtained of most dealers in poultry supplies. 



These hoppers must be placed in the houses where the 

 pullets can reach the food when bad weather keeps them 

 indoors. It will serve as an inducement for them to re- 

 turn to the buildings at evening. 



Provide for the Overflow. 



It not infrequently happens that the poultryman finds. 



