FEEDING PRACTICES AND APPLIANCES 



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This can be supplemented by milk to drink l:)y those who 

 can obtain it at a suitable price."' 



As soon as possible the chicks should be gotten to scratch- 

 ing for cracked grains, and exercise encouraged in every 

 possible way. At times when they appear a little listless 

 they should be interested and livened up by supplying some- 

 thing that they like very much and will scrap over. Angle 

 worms are the best thing for this purpose, but are not 

 alwa}'s easily available. Long pieces of onion made by slic- 



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A barrr! willi a .^ii^litly open faucet allowinjj: a Ui\y stri.'ain to flnw is 

 the iie.xt Lh'.sI thiiiii tn a fiomng spriiis- (''oiirtesy of Purdue .V^iirultural 

 Experiment Slati<iii.) 



ing the onions, separating and cutting the rings, will serve 

 nearly as well after the chicks become accustomed to it. 

 The skilled feeder is one who so feeds his chicks that they 

 are constantly active and busy. Overfeeding or infreciuent 

 feeding is likely to result in listlessness or dumpishness on 

 the part of the entire flock, wdiich should be recognized at 

 once as a danger signal and some means of livening them up 

 resorted to. 



1 Jaffa, California Bulletin No. KU. 



