. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. kind of fowl, conditions of keep, etc. The best way is to prepare the desired food in given proportions, and then feed as much as will be eaten with a good appe- tite. Regularity in feeding fowls is essential. On many farms the poultry must forage for them- selves, but under proper ]••• • 1 r T Fig- 200. Sprouted oats in pan. By conditions special feeding courtesy cyphers incubator Company. takes placr morning and evening. 1 he c(jnimon custom is to feed early in the morning, abuut noon, and just before they go to roost. Regularity of feedi
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. kind of fowl, conditions of keep, etc. The best way is to prepare the desired food in given proportions, and then feed as much as will be eaten with a good appe- tite. Regularity in feeding fowls is essential. On many farms the poultry must forage for them- selves, but under proper ]••• • 1 r T Fig- 200. Sprouted oats in pan. By conditions special feeding courtesy cyphers incubator Company. takes placr morning and evening. 1 he c(jnimon custom is to feed early in the morning, abuut noon, and just before they go to roost. Regularity of feeding also brings the fowls into intimate touch with the poultryman, and enables him to handle them and watch their condition to the best advantage. Frequency of feeding fowls depends upon the age, condition, and purpose for which they are kept. Young chicks should be fed four or five times daily. The feed- ing of mature fowls varies among poultrymen, some feeding twice and others three times a day. If one has time to look after the stock in detail, three feeds a day for fowls in limited yards will give Fig. 201. A feed hopper used at better Tcsults than will two. of\.'?'^"if;Vt'^'pto?Sr%hto'n^ Some use what are called "hop- tae uaiversay. p^^^„ ^^ ''self ; This is a box-like arrangement containing more or less feed, and from which the fowls can eat freely at any time. Hop-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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