Chapter IV 

 FEEDING A LITTLE FLOCK 



FEEDING a small flock of hens may be a 

 complicated or a very simple matter. Ob- 

 servation leads to the belief that the man 

 who adopts a simple but intelligent plan will be just 

 as successful as the one whose methods are more 

 complex, and with much less effort. Many ama- 

 teurs coddle their birds too much and overfeed them. 

 Even people who keep but a few hens like to have 

 them show a profit and it must be remembered that 

 profit represents the difference between receipts and 

 expenses. Some flocks which lay heavily fail to pay 

 as well as others which produce fewer eggs but at 

 less cost. When hired help is employed, the labor 

 required becomes an important item. The fact is 

 that hens do not need a great amount of fussing 

 over. This statement is true, also, of chickens. 

 The man who goes out with a lantern at 10 o'clock 

 at night to give his brooder chickens a final feeding 

 is not a wise poultry keeper. 



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