96 The Truth About the Poultry Business 



feeds, bowel-trouble and indigestion will develop and it is 

 impossible to continue this method. 



The second method is to feed the chicks on chick-feed for 

 the first week and then give them a little mash two or three 

 times a day and gradually increase the amount of mash each 

 day. This is a good method, but trouble will be met with 

 just as soon as the mash is fed if the grains are not right. 



The secret in feeding chick-feed, is to feed them plenty 

 but not to over-feed so that they will not be hungry at the 

 next feeding time. Feed chicks five or six times a day for 

 the first week. If they are not hungry miss a feed, but if 

 they are at any time very hungry feed them immediately. 

 Never let a hungry chicken roost on your poultry farm. Do 

 not feed them if they are not hungry. When chicks are 

 very hungry you know they have cleaned up the feed and 

 that prevents some chicks from picking out favored grains 

 and unbalancing the ration for others. This is especially 

 important if chicks have a little indigestion, as it causes 

 bowel-trouble. Go by their actions always. If they are 

 hungry feed enough, if they are not hungry feed less. They 

 will not eat some chick-feeds up cleanly and in such a case 

 change your chick-feed. Do not feed a large amount one 

 time and a small amount the next time. You must watch 

 them very carefully, as it takes years to learn to raise chicks 

 successfully. 



The ingredients contained in chick-feeds are no secret 

 and you can mix them yourself if you wish, but it is not 

 worth while unless you are feeding on a very large scale. 

 It is not easy for you to get the good quality of grains that 

 some manufacturers put in their chick-feeds and this is 

 very important, for if you once get your chicks in bad condi- 

 tion it is very hard to get them going right again. 



