. Our domestic birds; elementary lessons in aviculture . Fig. 94. Coop to be used with runs,as in Fig. 95 times in America themost common food for young chickens has been corn meal mois-tened with water. When fresh this is a good food for chickensthat run about and eat a great deal of green food, insects, worms, 98 OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS and small seeds, but a mash of scalded corn meal and bran, suchas is given old fowls, or a baked johnnycake, is better. Thereis no need of fussing with such foods as finely chopped hard-boiled eggs, cracker crumbs, pinhead oatmeal, and other thingsoften recommende
. Our domestic birds; elementary lessons in aviculture . Fig. 94. Coop to be used with runs,as in Fig. 95 times in America themost common food for young chickens has been corn meal mois-tened with water. When fresh this is a good food for chickensthat run about and eat a great deal of green food, insects, worms, 98 OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS and small seeds, but a mash of scalded corn meal and bran, suchas is given old fowls, or a baked johnnycake, is better. Thereis no need of fussing with such foods as finely chopped hard-boiled eggs, cracker crumbs, pinhead oatmeal, and other thingsoften recommended as most appropriate for the first feeds oflittle chicks. Healthy hen-hatched chicks raised by the naturalmethod on a farm need nothing but one soft feed (such ashas been mentioned) in the morning, a little hard grain toward. Fig. 95. Coops and runs for hens and chicks evening, and then, just before dark, all the soft food they willeat. The best grain for them is sound cracked corn; the nextbest is wheat. The chickens should have good water alwaysbefore them, and may be given all the milk they want. Skimmilk, sour milk (either thin or clabbered), and buttermilk are alleaten with relish and promote health and growth. Vessels inwhich milk is given must be cleaned often or they will becomevery filthy. 1 Burlap bags are used to shade the interior or to keep out rain. When not in usethey are turned back on the top of the coop. MANAGEMENT OF FOWLS 99
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