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mixtures must be fed in a crumbly state, never in a sloppy con- 

 dition. In the case of bread crumbs a good plan is to moisten 

 them with milk and then squeeze out the greater part of the liquid. 

 It is also important to feed these mixtures fresh. Do not mix 

 up a large quantity and then allow it to stand around until it 

 turns bad. 



Johnnycake. — The following is a good recipe for johnnycake: 

 One dozen eggs (wherever possible use clear eggs removed from 

 the incubator), or one pound of sifted beef scrap, to ten pounds 



{Courtesy Wisconsin Experiment Station) 



Fig. 208. — Where flocks of different ages are likely to run together, the 

 young broods should be given a fenced yard for the first few weeks so that 

 they will not be molested by the older chickens. 



of corn meal; add enough milk to make a dough, and one table- 

 spoonful of baking soda; bake into cakes. 



Milk. — Many breeders are having good results by feeding 

 milk and no water the first week or ten days, and even longer. 

 Sour milk should be fed just as it begins to thicken and before 

 it separates, as the chicks like it better in that condition. Milk 

 is more than a food; it contains lactic acid, which tends to pre- 

 vent and correct white diarrhea and kindred bowel troubles. 

 It should be placed before the chicks in shallow pans or founts, 

 so designed that the birds cannot wade in it or contaminate it. 



