LAYING HOUSES AJSTD MANAGEMENT 41 



The advantages of feeding dry mash are 

 found in the greater health of the hirds, and 

 the saving of labor. 



To mix wet mash and feed 400 birds takes 

 lat least one hour a day. Unless the mash is 

 carefully mixed to the right consistency it is 

 likely to cause bowel trouble. In addition, 

 it is not always possible to judge the amount 

 which the birds will eat on any particular 

 day. Consequently on some days they may 

 get too little, and it is necessary to mix more, 

 or too much may be given, and then it is 

 wasted. Further it must be gathered up, be- 

 cause once wet it will not keep. Dry mash 

 is always accessible to the birds, the boxes 

 being filled twice a week. If I had more or 

 larger boxes I would only fill them once a 

 week. As it is dry and in a dry place, it 

 never spoils. One may be sure that every 

 bird gets as much as she wants. There is 

 no crowding, as in wet-mash feeding, with 

 the result that the weaker birds get their 

 proper share. There is no gorging, because 

 it is impossible for a hen to take more than 

 a few mouthfuls at a time on account of its 

 dryness. She then has to go for a drink. 



