POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



having a constant supply of mash on the range the 

 chickens are always able to get plenty of feed and a 

 hopper of this kind is a splendid investment. If a dry 

 mash is used for the small chicks in the brooder house 

 an open box hopper along the types shown in Figure 13 

 but much smaller in size is very satisfactory. Such a 

 hopper should be about 12 inches wide, 18 inches long 

 and 4 to 5 inches deep. It will be necessary to put this 

 hopper right on the floor for the small chicks in order 

 that they can get into the box but as the chicks grow 

 larger it can be raised up off the floor to keep the litter 

 from getting into the feed. Baby chicks just hatched 

 should be fed by hand in open troughs until they are 

 large enough to jump up into a box of this kind. 



Fig. 23. Another Style of Outdoor Feed Hopper 

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