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FEEDING 



largely of the outer shell of the wheat kernel, and are rather 

 coarse in texture. Wheat bran is used as the base of all 

 poultry mashes, and is especially valuable for baby chick 

 feeding. 



Oats and Its Products. — 



Oats are fed quite exten- 

 sively for they seem to be 

 relished by the birds, and 

 are readily raised at home. 

 Oats contain 60 per cent of 

 carbohydrates while the 

 protein content is much 

 higher than in corn, and 

 about equal to that in 

 wheat. Oats are generally 

 fed whole in the scratch 

 litter, or ground in the mash 

 (Fig. 127). Oatmeal and 

 rolled oats often form the 

 exclusive feed of young 

 chicks. Clipped oats are 

 whole oats from which the 

 sharp spikelet of the husk 

 has been clipped. When 

 available these are superior 

 to whole oats. Oats contain 

 the following percentages: 



Fio, 126.— Wheat is one of the best single Dry matter 89, proteiu 12, 



carbohydrates 60, fat 5. 

 Buckwheat. — Buckwheat is used only to a limited extent. 



It contains 65 per cent of carbohydrates, but an objection 



One oi the wheat kcmelr 

 much enlarged 



