PRACTICAL FEEDING OF POULTRY 



problem in the fattening stations in the fall and early 

 winter is to keep the chickens comfortable and still 

 supply plenty of fresh air and ventilation. The object 

 in the management of the chickens is to keep them con- 

 tented at all times. 



In the early history of fattening stations in this country, 

 the chickens were kept quiet by having them in a dark 

 room but this lack of light and sunshine tended towards 

 poor sanitary conditions and poor ventilation, and the 

 best results are now being secured where an abundant 

 supply of ventilation is provided which also necessarily 

 produces a well-lighted room. 



CRAMMING POULTRY 



Fattening chickens on a cramming machine is a 

 method of feeding used extensively in England but 

 which has not generally given satisfactory results in this 

 country, although it has been tried under many different 

 conditions. It produces a better fattened chicken than 

 any of the other methods but requires far more labor 

 and greater skill in handling the chickens. It is difficult 

 to secure labor which will use a cramming machine with 

 success, while the public in the United States is not usually 

 willing to pay the price which one must receive fof 

 poultry fed in this way, on account of the high labor 

 cost. 



Cramming machines are successfully used only by some 

 small producers who sell extra quality well-fleshed 

 poultry direct to the consumers. In cramming, the birds 



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