AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
not nourishing, but rather because of the great dan- 
ger of soiled, bedaubed plumage on the chicks and 
general unsanitary conditions in feeding it. Our 
chicks receive little, if any, milk until they are at 
least ten days old. After that time, however, it 
may, if obtainable, be given rather freely with no 
ill results, so long as proper cleanliness is observed 
in feeding. 
There are other feeds besides grain that fill 
important positions in the chick’s bill of fare. 
Meat, green food, grit, charcoal, etc.—all have 
their proper places. For meat, green cut bone is 
probably best, but there is not much difference in 
the results obtained from the use of this material 
and the prepared meat foods. 
Green food is of great assistance in securing 
thrifty, rapid-growing chicks. It may be supplied 
in various forms and ways, as best suits the con- 
venience of the attendant. Lettuce, cabbage, rape 
—in fact any kind of vegetable matter—all are 
good for the chicks. The important part is to see 
that they get something in the way of green stuff, 
as otherwise there cannot be maximum growth and 
thrift. 
Grit should be placed before the chicks as soon 
as they are given their first meal, and should be 
constantly accessible to them ever afterward. This 
material is the only teeth the chicks have, or ever 
will have, and without it they cannot properly 
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