RATIONS AND METHODS OF FEEDING 335 



Soybean meal 33 



Corn meal. . . 67 



100 



Wheat middlings 28 



Corn meal 28 



Ground oats 28 



Meat scrap 16 



100 



Milk-fed chickens undergo heavy shrinkage when shipped 

 ahve. The most profitable way is to dress them on the plant 

 and ship dressed for market. 



The fattening period lasts from ten to fourteen days. 



Pullets raised for egg production or for breeding purposes 

 should not be force-fed. 



Pullets and cockerels must be kept in separate yards after 

 they reach a weight of about 2 pounds. 



In crate feeding as many birds are placed in the crate as can 

 find room to eat feed from the trough placed along the side. 

 The feed is fed sparingly at first, gradually increased. The 

 birds are fed every twelve hours, that is, morning and evening. 



In feeding for eggs, fattening birds, or growing stock it is 

 essential that the feeding be regular and done each time on the 

 minute. Equalization of the time of feeding is essential for 

 the best results. 



Chick Feeding. — Keep clean pure water and fresh sour milk 

 before the chicks at all times. At first dip the bills of a few 

 of the baby chicks into the milk and they will teach the balance 

 to drink. If the milk gets into the eyes it may ferment there 

 and cause sores. In this case wipe out the eye with clean 

 absorbent cotton and drop one drop of a 1 per cent, solution 

 of Sulphate of Zinc in the eye. 



The dishes must be washed clean each day and kept clean 

 and sweet smelling. 



Do not allow chicks or ducklings to have musty grain or 

 mash. Musty feed can be detected by its odor. Do not 

 allow them to have feed that has become putrid. Feeding 

 trays should be cleaned in one hour after the chicks are fed 

 and the cleanings thrown where the chicks cannot get at it. 



