. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. are quite delicate and therefore callfor special attention. It is important that they be keptwarm and dry until the feathers are fairly well the mothers are confined at night, they will mostlikely lead the young chickens into the wet, dewy grassin the early morning hours. Nothing is so important aswarm, dry coops and regular feeding in rearing youngchickens, turkeys, ducks or geese. The feed should bespecially prepared and offered five to seven times duringthe day. No feed is needed for the first day o
. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. are quite delicate and therefore callfor special attention. It is important that they be keptwarm and dry until the feathers are fairly well the mothers are confined at night, they will mostlikely lead the young chickens into the wet, dewy grassin the early morning hours. Nothing is so important aswarm, dry coops and regular feeding in rearing youngchickens, turkeys, ducks or geese. The feed should bespecially prepared and offered five to seven times duringthe day. No feed is needed for the first day or two. Thefirst food should be such as may be digested without grit, Farm Foultry 233 such as ground grain or stale bread just well moistenedin skim-milk. It makes little difference whether the milkis fresh or sour. They should be given no more feed thanthey will clean up promptly. The feed supplies to youngchickens, and older ones as well, should contain group ibone or other form of mineral matter. It is not so im-portant that they have animal food, as plenty of mineral. Fig. 157. The Plymouth Rocks are often used formothers for Leghorns. matter and protein. The latter may be of either vegetableor animal origin. Investigations for the cause of deathamong young poultry showed that 15 per cent had tuber-culosis, due no doubt to imperfect sanitation; 38 per centhad intestinal troubles, and 75 per cent had diseasedlivers, influenced no doubt by unbalanced rations.(U 335.) Shelter, feeding and exercise are points to beclosely studied. The greatest losses which come to thepoultry raiser are those due to disease in young stock—and, too, from diseases that can be prevented. 234 Elementary Principles of Agriculture 321. Judging Poultry. Fig. 158 shows the names ofthe more obvious points in chickens. The size, and color-ings of the feathers are important points in distinguishingthe different breeds. Purity in color markings does notalways signify that the animal possesses the otherqua
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