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feeds. The best way to interest a little kid in green feed 

 or hay is to make a sort of bag of chicken wire, fill it, and 

 hang it high enough that the kids will have to climb up 

 and stretch hard to reach it. The delight of this game 

 will keep them nibljling at the feed bags a good deal of 

 the time. The grain must be put in boxes protected by 

 stanchions, as described in Chapter XVII. 



General Care. — Kid Boxes. — So much for feeding 

 the very young kid. Tlie next most important point to 

 emphasize is the imijortance of keeping him always drij 

 and toarvi. Sudden chill or damp is the most treacher- 

 ous enemy of the hand raised kid. The kid boxes de- 

 scribed in Chapter XVII are ideal. Their depth pro- 

 tects the kids from drafts, the deep straw keeps them 

 warm, and the wire bottoms prevent the accumulation 

 of damp, which is as dangerous as chill. An ordinary box 

 is not safe. No matter how warm and well bedded, it 

 cannot be kept dry, as the amount of wetness created by 

 one or two kids is quite astonishing. For the first week 

 the kids should spend most of their time in these boxes, 

 in a warm, tight room or pen. If the weather is cold 

 the box should be covered over at night except for a 

 place for ventilation. Four or five kids in a box is better 

 than one or two, for warmth. 



Eoccrcise. — But the kids after the first twenty-four 

 hours should be put out each day for an hour or two, if 



