156 The Hen at Work 



another in Ohio, and still different in Maine. The 

 standard chick feeds of the last few years have 

 varied so that a poor chicken would get cross-eyed 

 trying to pick out the grains his grandma had 

 when she was young. In all States and all seasons 

 rolled oats are just rolled oats, and nothing else. 

 They have the same food value, and you know 

 what you are getting. 



RoUed oats are suited to young chickens. 

 Testimony, from a wide field of experience, shows 

 continued success with rolled oats a^ a food for 

 baby chicks. The steam-roUing process seems to 

 prepare them in exactly the right way to suit the 

 chicks' digestion. They are easy to see and pick 

 up. The observer can readily tell when the chick 

 has had enough. Chicks relish them greatly, 

 being attracted both by sight and taste. 



Rolled oats are inexpensive, usually costing only 

 a little more than chick feed, when purchased in 

 bulk, and there are few spots in the country where 

 they are not for sale. 



Where there is one fundamental food so dis- 

 tinctly worth while there is no use wasting space 

 discussing other foods. Make the beginning, then, 

 with rolled oats. If you feel able to mix a hard- 



