SUCCESS IN POULTRY CULTURE 
perature does not rise above 95° it is all 
right. After the chicks are put in, it may 
be necessary to turn lamp down a little, 
lest the temperature rise too high in spite 
of the regulator, on account of the heat 
produced by the chicks. Watch the ma- 
chine closely for a few hours until you 
are sure it is all right. After a week the 
temperature should be gradually reduced 
to 85° F. and in two weeks to 75° or 80° 
F. However, if weather is cold, do not 
lower temperature below 90° F. 
The chicks should receive their first 
food forty-eight hours after they are 
hatched, consisting of hard-boiled eggs, 
crushed, shell and all, and mixed with 
twice their bulk of bread crumbs and 
rolled oats, fed very sparingly. A little 
fine, sharp grit should be placed before 
the chicks before giving first food. After 
a few days a variety of cracked grains 
should gradually take the place of this 
food. Ten Ibs. of wheat bran, 5 lbs. of 
shorts, 3 Ibs. of cornmeal and 2 lbs. of 
sifted meat scraps moistened (not wet) 
with sour milk is a good mash to feed in 
connection with the cracked grains. Don’t 
overfeed the chicks. More harm is done 
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