. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Fig. 29.—An easily constructed water Fig. 30.—A swinging waterfountain. POULTRY KEEPING FOR PROFIT. 245 Keep them growing, and by all means feed regularly. The youngchicks are subject to certain conditions that do not affect the grownfowls, the most critical period being when they first begin to growfeathers. The demands of the growing chick are much greater inproportion to age and size than those of grown fowls. The omis-sion of one meal, or neglecting to supply water, may so check themas to cause them to remain
. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Fig. 29.—An easily constructed water Fig. 30.—A swinging waterfountain. POULTRY KEEPING FOR PROFIT. 245 Keep them growing, and by all means feed regularly. The youngchicks are subject to certain conditions that do not affect the grownfowls, the most critical period being when they first begin to growfeathers. The demands of the growing chick are much greater inproportion to age and size than those of grown fowls. The omis-sion of one meal, or neglecting to supply water, may so check themas to cause them to remain at a standstill in growth. Hence, in orderto keep them growing, the strictest regularity must be observed infeeding. The first food in morning should be given as early aspossible, and the last food in evening as late as possible. Alwayskeep fine gravel, coarse sand, or regular grit before them at alltimes, and if confined in small yards, be sure to supply them withsods of grass, or other green food, at all times. A self-feeder (Fig. 31), for feeding cracked-cornor wheat to little chicks,is a convenient applian
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