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APPENDIX 



FEEDING STANDARDS FOR POULTRY 



Requirements for Maintenance 



T.D.M. 



Mature hen 



5 to 7 pounds 



3 to 5 pounds 



Capon : 

 9 to 12 pounds 



2.7 

 3.9 



2.3 



Rbquikements fob Laying 



Laying hen : 



5 to 8 pounds 



3 to 5 pounds 



.65 

 1.00 



.20 

 .35 



2.25 

 3.75 



.20 

 .30 



3.3 



5.4 



Requirements for Growth 



Growing chick 



First two weeks 



Two to four weeks. . . . 



Four to six weeks 



Six to eight weeks .... 

 Eight to ten weeks. . . . 

 Ten to twelve weeks . . 



10.1 

 9.6 

 8.6 



7.4 

 6.4 

 5.4 



The above feeding standards are by William P. Wheeler, New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. 



