Feeding 89 



I now try Turkey Red shorts with the Bluestem bran, two 

 parts of shorts to one of bran and one of corn-meal and 

 the chicks die on this mixture. When I change back again to 

 Ration No. 12 I notice that the chicks begin moulting. Many 

 poultrymen keep their chicks moulting continuously by wrong 

 feeding. This is the result of changing from a heavy ration, 

 like No. 12, to a lighter ration of bran and shorts. 



Shorts mixed with a little middlings are often sold as 

 middlings. Herein lies one of your troubles. You must be a 

 judge of grains and feeds. See that your middlings are mid- 

 dlings and not chiefly shorts. 



Turkey Red bran being non-laxative, will give you better 

 results than a laxative bran in many cases. By simply chang- 

 ing to this bran the desired results will often be accomplished. 

 Turkey Red bran without any corn or middlings used with 

 it will cause a stiff dropping. But bran is not a very nourish- 

 ing food by itself. Chicks and hens need a rich ration and 

 grow much faster and lay more eggs on such a ration. If 

 your chicks are in very good condition and you have green 

 feed such as alfalfa, begin to feed it after the chicks are a 

 week or so old. Some of the chicks are three days old when 

 taken from the incubator, but the yolk of the egg furnishes 

 them with nourishment until they are strong. 



Be sure the chicks always have plenty of water before 

 them at any age. 



Trouble is likely to develop on Ration No. 12 or 13 or any 

 of the other rations on account of the quality of grain used 

 and to find the cause of this trouble is one of the most difficult 

 of tasks. This is the most important part in the science of 

 poultry feeding. 



If you are troubled with chicks or hens with watery drop- 

 pings or real white-diarrhoea, the following illustrations will 

 show you how to stop this immediately. We will say that 



