The Farm-poultry . nature,to peck, will give the unfortunate nochance for its life. Remove it from therest or fix it in a small box in thenursery or basket, where it cannot getwith the rest, and in a few days itmay outgrow the deformity. Somevery crooked feet have come out allright; but if the case proves hopelessit is a mercy to put an end to the suf-fering at once. Never feed until they are from thirty-six to forty-eight hours old, no matterhow hard they peep. They will peepmore if fed too young. Give sharpgrit and water before feeding. Unlessnature has placed sharp sand or goodgravel at you
The Farm-poultry . nature,to peck, will give the unfortunate nochance for its life. Remove it from therest or fix it in a small box in thenursery or basket, where it cannot getwith the rest, and in a few days itmay outgrow the deformity. Somevery crooked feet have come out allright; but if the case proves hopelessit is a mercy to put an end to the suf-fering at once. Never feed until they are from thirty-six to forty-eight hours old, no matterhow hard they peep. They will peepmore if fed too young. Give sharpgrit and water before feeding. Unlessnature has placed sharp sand or goodgravel at your command, invest inprepared grit in preference to pre-pared food. Bread crumbs make asatisfactory chick food; no food is sat-isfactory without teeth to chew charcoal twice a week infeed or water promotes digestion Feedonly what they will eat clean in fiveminutes, remove feeding board andkeep it clean. Avoid chill or overheat. Attention to details at firsinsures success. Bessie L. Putnam* 4^. Farm-Poultry
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