2S POULTRY PEEDING A^"D FATTENING 



water, mixed the scraps •with it and covered the mass 

 until it was v?ell steamed. This mash seems to hasten 

 the growth of tlie chicks. Wliile it seemed necessary 

 to' feed the youngest cliicks rather oftener, those ten 

 days old were fed mash in the morning, green food at 

 noon, and dry seeds at night, allowing them to fill their 

 crops. When fed oftener they seemed to get satiated 

 and had no desire to eat." 



An illustration, Figure 1, shows the poultry super- 

 intendent and some of the students feeding these chick- 

 ens. The grain being thrown on very coarse gravel 

 provides a great deal of heavy scratching for the chicks 

 without causing much dust or dirt. An illustration. 

 Figure 2, shows several of these winter broilers as 

 prepared for market. 



It is, of course, not practicable for many broiler 

 raisers to use a warm room in the house as just 

 described, but some attention to the brooder rooms in 

 the line of tightness and warmth will tend toward the 

 same good results. 



For later broiler chickens, which include the 

 majority grown, the weather changes are less severe, 

 and the birds will do better if got outdoors as soon after 

 hatching as the weather permits. 



Growing Small Broilers — Poultry specialties are 

 becoming still further specialized. Most of the large 

 growers have some special sub-branch to which they 

 devote more attention and from which they get the 

 greater part of their profit. 



At Owls Nest Farm in Middlesex county, Mass., 

 the specialty is the growing of small broilers, which are 

 sold at a weight of about three-fourths pound dressed. 

 Chickens of this size are from five to eight weeks old, 

 smaller than pigeons, and to the average farmer would 

 look too insignificant for any use, but the swell clubs 



