Feeding 65 



EATIOK NO. 1 



(Foundation Ration for Experimental Purposes Only.) 



1 part of bran, 



1 part of corn-meal, 



10% of beef-scrap, 



Wheat and corn for grain; green food. 



Faults and Good Qualities of Ration No. 1. — When this 

 ration is fed to hens in flocks, a large number of them will 

 stand around after a few days and not care for grain, espe- 

 cially if they are in bad condition. When hens have watery 

 droppings of a grayish-white or creamy color, or white 

 diarrhoea, this food is bad for them. But if the hens have 

 no bowel-trouble this food will put them in good condition, 

 especially if they have been fed a strictly wheat ration, and 

 the droppings will be tight with very little yellow. The eggs 

 will be very large, will have a fine flavor and a large yellow 

 yolk. 



When experimenting, we should not return to this ration 

 in case we have poor digestion, very watery droppings or 

 real white diarrhoea, in which case we should feed ration 

 No. 11. 



We shall start five pens of I five hens each on ration No. 1, 

 and in each pen we shall use one part more of meat. The 

 pen getting the most meat will be getting sixparts of mash 

 to one of meat, and the pen getting the most mash will be 

 getting ten parts of mash to one of meat. We shall continue 

 these experiments for three weeks. 



The hens getting the most meat may lay the most eggs, 

 but the hens getting the least meat will be in the best condi- 

 tion. Although they will not lay many eggs, the yolks will 

 be yellow and the eggs will be very large. Even with this 



