39S POULTRY PRODUCTION 



2 quarts of wlieat and 2 quarts of oats. This is all of the 

 regular feeding that is done. 



"Along one side of the room is the feed hopper. In it is 

 kept a supply of dry meals mixed together. This drj'-meal 

 mixture is composed of the following materials: 200 pounds 

 good wheat bran, 100 pounds corn meal, 100 pounds mid- 

 dlings, 100 pounds gluten meal or brewers' grains, 100 pounds 

 linseed meal, and 100 pounds beef scrap. 



"Oyster shell, dry cracked bone, grit, and charcoal are 

 kept in slatted troughs and are accessible at all times. About 

 5 pounds of clover hay cut into half-inch lengths is fed dry 

 daily to each 100 birds in winter. 



"For green food during winter and spring, mangels are 

 used. They are liked by the birds, and when properly 

 liarvested and cared for remain crisp and sound until late 

 spring. They are fed whole, by sticking them on to pro- 

 jecting nails about a foot and a half above the floor. Care 

 must be exercised in feeding them, as they are laxative 

 when used too freely. On the average about a peck per day 

 to 100 hens can be safely used. They would eat a much 

 greater quantity if they could get it." 



Forcing Egg Production. — "Forced egg production during 

 the season when eggs are the highest in price can sometimes 

 be accomplished by increasing the protein, especially the 

 animal protein, and stimulating the fowl by the use of 

 moderate amounts of i)epper, onion, etc. This must be done 

 cautiously, however, and must not be continued too long. 

 Green feed stimulates in a more normal manner, by refresh- 

 ing the s>"stcni (and fiuMiisliing an ;d)Undanceof the fat solu- 

 l>le). Any grateful c-hange in the feed stimulates the fowl."' 



Feeding During the Molt. — I'oultrymen recjucntly force 

 chickens, intended for winter shows, to molt early, by gradu- 

 ally cutting down the amount of feed fed to about one-third 

 the normal amount during a period of about three weeks, 

 and then during the following week increasing the ration 

 rather rapidly until the birds receive all they will eat. 



This practice results in the flropping out of the old feathers, 



' Jaffa, California Bulletin No. 164. 



