CHAPTER XXI 



FEEDING, CARE, AND MANAGEMENT OF 

 LAYING HENS 



When to Feed. — For heaviest production mature stock 

 should be fed at least three times daily throughout the 

 year, and during certain seasons may be fed five times a 

 day. The first feed given in the morning, regardless of 

 season, is generally a grain mixture, scattered on the floor 

 in deep straw litter. This first feeding should take place 

 at seven o'clock in the morning, or earlier according to 

 season, but always at the same hour, and the amount 



Fig. 10$. — There should be plenty of litter on the floor. 

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