386 POULTRY PRODUCTION 



The grains are cracked somewhat coarser than for the 

 chick feed. This grain mixture is fed for the remainder of 

 the summer. 



During the second week the mash should contain a little 

 corn meal, which is gradually increased, and later animal 

 meal and Daisy flour are added, so that at the end of the 

 second week it contains: 



Parts by weight. 

 Bran . 1 



Com meal or barley meal . . 1 i 



Rolled oats .»• . 1 



Daisy flour (or any low-grade flour) i 



Beef scrap (fine) ... J 



The chicks should be fed this about four times a day. 



During the third week this mash is gradually changed 

 by dropping out the rolled oats and adding gluten meal 

 and increasing the other ingredients until it contains : 



Parts by weight. 



Bran .... 2 



Com meal or barley meal 3 



Gluten 1 



Daisy flour (or any low-grade flour) 1 



Beef scrap .... 1 



This mash is fed until the chicks are six to eight weeks 

 old. It is kept in the hopper before the birds all the time, 

 and they also have access to ground oats, fed from the 

 hopper or flats. 



After the eighth week the composition of the mash is 

 varied to suit the needs of the birds, as indicated by their 

 stage of development. This change is generally made by 

 decreasing the proportion of gluten, as indicated: 



Ports by weight. 



Bran ... 10 



Corn meal or barley meal ... ... 16 



Gluten . . 2J 



Daisy flour (or any low-gra4e flour) . . .5 



Beef scrap ...... 5 



The mash is always fed dry. 



During the first three weeks the tops of sprouted oats 

 cut fine are furnished for succulence and from three weeks 



