388 POULTRY PRODUCTION 



On the second day a little fine-cracked grain is sprinkled 

 into tlie litter. This may be made up as follows: 



Parts by weight 



Fiue-crackcd wheat ...... 15 



Pinhead oats 10 



Finc-screcned cracked corn , . .... 15 



Firic-crackcd peas . ...... 3 



Hr(»ke[i rice ... - .2 



Cliick f^rit (limestone) .... 5 



Fine cliareoal (chick size) . „ .... 2 



This LTain mi.xture should be fed during the first three 

 weeks, then gradnally changed during the fourth week so 

 that at the end (if the week it will contain: 



Parts by weiglit 

 Cracked corn .... .... 4 



Cracked \\heat 2 



Pinhead oats ....... 1 



Tlie grains are cracked somewhat coarser than for the 

 cliick feed. This grain mixture is fed for the remainder of 

 the summer. 



During the second week the mash should contain a little 

 corn meal, which is gradually increased, and later animal 

 meal and Daisy flour are added, so that at the end of the 

 seconfl week it contains: 



Parts by weight 

 Bran . ... .... 1 



r'orri nieal or barley meal . . . . , IJ 



Ti.illed oats . . . 1 



r)ais_\- flour (or any low-grade flour) ..... J 



P.cid srr.'ip (fine) i 



The ( liieks should be fed this about four times a day. 



During the tliird week this mash is gradually changed 

 by dro])])ing out the rolled oats and adding gluten meal 

 and increasing tlie otiier ingredients until it contains: 



Parts bi' w Lit:lit 

 Bran . ..... 2 



Corn meal or barley meal . 3 



Gluten . ...... 1 



Daisy flour (or any low-grade flour) 1 



Beef scrap = . = ...! 



This mash is fed until the chicks are six to eight weeks 

 old. It is kept in the hopper before the birds all the time, 



