. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. eceives a thorough cleansing and a liberal ap-plication of kerosene oil, or kerosene emulsion, on the inside. Thecoops should be whitewashed inside and outside frequently. Feeding the Tien and Chicks.—Young chicks just from the shelldo not require food for the first 24 hours, as they absorb the yolkof the egg only a very short time previous to hatching. After that,we make their first feed of either stale bread, soaked in milk, andthoroughly squeezed, or on hard-boiled eggs chopped fine, mixedwith equal parts of oatmeal. Thi
. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. eceives a thorough cleansing and a liberal ap-plication of kerosene oil, or kerosene emulsion, on the inside. Thecoops should be whitewashed inside and outside frequently. Feeding the Tien and Chicks.—Young chicks just from the shelldo not require food for the first 24 hours, as they absorb the yolkof the egg only a very short time previous to hatching. After that,we make their first feed of either stale bread, soaked in milk, andthoroughly squeezed, or on hard-boiled eggs chopped fine, mixedwith equal parts of oatmeal. This feed is continued for 3 or 4 daysfive or six times daily, only allowing them just what they will eatup clean. After that we feed oat flakes, cracked wheat, crackedcorn, with a morning feed composed of meal, bran, middlings, andground green-bone, the whole seasoned with salt and pepper andmixed with boiling water or skim milk. The latter is far the green-bone we have found makes more flesh and stronger, 244 N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. healthier chicks than any otherfeed, consequently they are al-lowed all they want. We do notthink that little chicks closelyI confined will thrive so well on aidc large quantity of the ground1 bone, but when free range isgiven, they may have a large pro-Fig. easy plan for feeding chicks, portion. A convenient arrange-ment for feeding chicks can beseen in the accompanying cut (Fig. 28). The coop should be fourfeet square of lath or wire, and, if preferred, it may be an opening at the lower part so chicks can run in and out,and keep a feed hopper full of feed in the coop all the time. Theobject is to have feed where the chicks can reach it at any time,but beyond the hens. It is an excellent contrivance for yards thatcontain both hens and chicks, as the chicks will be in no danger ofbeing interfered with by the larger fowls. Easily Constructed Water Fountains.—Always keep plenty freshwater befor
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