Feeding 105 



If you have any trouble with this ration, you will find that nine 

 times out of ten it is due to the grade of corn. Stick to this 

 ration (No. 9) as it is the best poultry food there is if you get 

 the right kind and grade of grains, such as I have given. Some- 

 times the best possible results can be obtained from hens when 

 they are in excellent condition by feeding 7y& quarts of grain to 

 100 hens and use 6 parts of mash to one of meat. 



If you cannot get good feeds for the mash and desire to 

 feed grain chick-feed to chicks, for the first seven to ten 

 days, feed a very good grade to chicks every two hours. 

 Feed only what they will eat up clean. Feed nothing else. 

 Do not be misled by them eagerly eating when you throw 

 them the feed, as they will do this with food on the ground 

 left over from last feeding time. They must eat it up clean, 

 for if this is not done some chicks pick out favorite grains 

 and unbalance the feed for the rest of the flock, and there is 

 where all the trouble starts, there is where you ruin your 

 flock and this is the most important point in raising baby 

 chicks. They must be hungry — but you must not starve 

 them. Learn that point and you can easily raise baby chicks. 

 Feed no grain feed while feeding only baby chicks, as it will 

 cause trouble with some check-feeds, and it only adds that 

 much more feed — and more chicks are killed by over-feeding 

 chick-feeds than most any other cause. 



The mash should be fed dry, as it does not do any good 

 to dampen or cook it, as you are only wasting your time and 

 will do more harm than good. 



Feed no meat to baby chicks for the first four weeks and 

 not any then if they have indigestion. 



Give plenty of clean water to chicks and hens, always, and 

 keep in front of them plenty of grits, bone, shells and 

 charcoal. Fix feeders so chicks can not bill out bran. 



