88 The Truth About the Poultry Business 



Ration No. 13 is used far more extensively by a large num- 

 ber of poultrymen than Ration No. 12. With some grades 

 of grain either of them will give satisfaction, but with other 

 grades neither of them will give good results. 



RATION NO. 13 



1 part bran, 

 1 part shorts, 

 1 part middlings, 

 1 part corn-meal, 

 10% charcoal. 



Feed the mash dry and feed about four parts of mash 

 to one of chick-feed. Feed the grain chick-feed in 

 fine chopped straw three times a day. 



When changing to this food when other grains have been 

 used the droppings become stiffer, the chicks' eyes brighten, 

 they become more active and the bowel-trouble decreases 

 rapidly. If the grains are not right the chicks will get worse 

 instead of better, the bowel-trouble will increase and the 

 chicks will remain in the brooder or on the roosts. 



To see if one-third corn in the mash would be better than 

 one-fourth corn I increase the corn, in Ration No. 12 and 

 feed four parts middlings, three parts of corn-meal and two 

 parts of bran (Bluestem). When this feed is fed the chicks 

 do not care for the grain chick-feed, they become less active, 

 bowel-trouble appears, and the baby chicks become so weak 

 that they fall over and do not have strength enough to get 

 up. This is caused by indigestion, which is the result of 

 feeding an unbalanced ration. 



Buying bran and middlings at random from the grocery 

 store will never do, for you do not know what you are get- 

 ting. You must get the right kind. 



