31)0 POULTRY PRODUCTION 



Thi'J R.vriov The Meiiiod 



Four to Six Weeks {until Chicks are on 

 Mixture No. 4. Range). 



3 pounds wheat (whole). Reduce meals of moist mash to one it day; 



2 pounds cracked corn. Mixture No. 4 in litter twice a day; dry 

 1 pound hulled oats. mash always available. 



Mixture No. 5. Six Weeks to Maturity. 



3 p<jurid3 wheat. No. 3 and No. 5 hopper fed. One meal a 

 3 pounds cracked corn. day of moist mash if it is desired to 



hasten development. 



Further Directions. 



1. Provide finf grit, charcoal, shell, and bone from the start. 



2. Give grass range or plenty of green food 



3. Have fresh, clean water always available. 



4. Feed only sweet, wholesome foods. 



5. Avoid damp and soiled litter. 



6. Test all meat scrap before feeding. 



7. Keep chickens active by allowing Ihem to become hungry 



once daily. 



8. Feed moist mash sparingly. 



9. Keep dry mash always before the chicks. 



Feeding Broilers. — Wlien the young males are to be dis- 

 posed of as broilers they are frequently forced a little more 

 rapidly than the jjullets or males intended for breeding 

 purposes. Tlie feeding of broilers may for convenience 

 be divided into three periods: (1) growing, (2) forcing, and 

 (3) fattening. 



The growing period is generally about four weeks, its 

 length varying somewhat with the breed, the time of hatch- 

 ing, and the size at which it is desirable to market them. 

 The earl>'-maturing breeds are usually forced somewhat 

 earlier than the slower-growing kind. 



During this growing period a regular growing ration is 

 fed. It should be continued until the chicks ha\'e become 

 well established physically and are well past the danger of 

 the ordinary little chick ills. 



The length of the forcing period is also variable and for 

 the same reasons as the first period. 



The forcing ration usually difi'ers from the growing ration 

 for chicks of the same age by carrying a larger proportion 

 of protein which may be accomj)lished, as Philips suggests 



