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large lots. A greater percentage could probably be 

 raised if the chicks are brooded in small lots; but one 

 man could not handle so many. We prefer making a 

 big showing of matured birds to a higher percentage and 

 fewer of them. 



We count on half pullets and half cockerels. This too 

 will vary with different seasons but half and half is a 

 fair average. 



Danger Periods 



There are three distinct periods in the growth of 

 chicks when they seem more susceptible to weakness and 

 all are related to the process of feathering. The first stage 

 is when they are two or three days out of the incubator. 

 They are sprouting wing and tail feathers at this time. 

 Some will go down under the strain, others will fall 

 behind the flock in development and as a rule will never 

 catch up. The second period, at from 10 to 14 days, is 

 marked by the coming in of the feathers on the crop, on 

 the back and on the neck; and the final period (in the 

 chick stage) is when the feathers come in on the head, 

 usually at from 5 to 7 weeks. 



Mention is made of these periods because we keep a 

 careful eye on the chicks at that time. They always look 

 ragged and rather hopeless when the head feathers are 

 coming. We never allow them to suffer from exposure 

 at such times. If they do not seem normally active we 

 give them a tonic for two or three days. We use the 

 Douglas Mixture in the water, at the rate of a teaspoon- 

 ful to a quart of water. This is put into the water at 

 the morning renewal; the atternoon water is given clear. 

 The formula will be given elsewhere — consult the index. 



