The Colt Mammals 
in proportion; for, an animal standing so high as a 
horse, is obliged to have a long neck in order to feed. 
HOUSE 
A stable well-ventilated, dry and free from 
draughts, should be provided for the colt in winter; 
and plenty of bedding should be littered over the 
floor. 
FOOD 
If it is necessary to raise the colt independently 
of the mother, give it milk as fresh from a cow as 
possible. Rich milk should never be given. Jersey 
milk is far too rich for a colt, since it needs a milk 
poor in fat. A half pint given to a colt two or three 
days old is sufficient, but it should be fed often. 
The milk should be prepared as follows: Take a 
dessertspoonful of granulated sugar, add enough 
water to dissolve it, and add three tablespoonfuls 
of lime water, and enough milk to make a pound; 
warm the mixture to blood-heat, and give one-half 
a teacupful every hour at first. As the colt grows 
older it should be given more food but less fre- 
quently. At first it should be fed twelve times, and 
then nine and then six times per day, but finally 
it may be fed four times daily. Bean or pea gruel, 
boiled and then put through a sieve to remove the 
skins is excellent food for a young colt, as is also a 
jelly made from boiling meal and shorts together. 
When three or four weeks of age, it should be en- 
couraged to nibble ground oats. If the colt is fed 
milk after it is two months old, it should be given 
skimmed milk. A ration of sweet skimmed milk, 
ground oats and meal is excellent food for a growing 
colt. Later, grain, ground oats, and in cold weather 
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