. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. FEED HOPPERS 151 fresh it is advisable to fill the barrels twice a day—at noon and in the evening—and to allow twice the ordinary flow from the spigots. The troughs should be brushed out daily with a disin- fectant, which is not a tedious task if a cheap scrubbing brush and a small supply of disinfecting fluid is kept handy in each building. The manner of placing feed before the fowls constitutes an- other phase o
. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. FEED HOPPERS 151 fresh it is advisable to fill the barrels twice a day—at noon and in the evening—and to allow twice the ordinary flow from the spigots. The troughs should be brushed out daily with a disin- fectant, which is not a tedious task if a cheap scrubbing brush and a small supply of disinfecting fluid is kept handy in each building. The manner of placing feed before the fowls constitutes an- other phase of the daily work in which a great deal of time and labor may be conserved by providing the right sort of appliances. It is impossible, of course, to establish rules that will meet the demands of all farms, for feeding principles vary. The most generally accepted practice, however, is to give a light feeding -t^- // /// // // /. CECD3-3KTOM {California Experiment Station) Fig. 106.—Plahs for a dry mash hopper. of scratch grains in the morning, all the grain the fowls will clean up at night, and to keep a dry mash, beef scrap, charcoal, grit and oyster shells before the birds constantly. Or, the beef scrap and charcoal may be placed in the mash. Automatic feeders may be installed to distribute the scratch grains. These devices insure clean food, save labor and induce exercise, and it is surprising how quickly a pen of fowls will learn the trick of operating them. They are constructed mainly of galvanized sheet iron, and those having the largest capacity are usually the most desirable. Many of the largest commercial farms are equipped with them, not alone in the laying houses for mature stock, but in the rearing of young stock on the range and for little chicks in the 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 r
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