. The chick book. Poultry. THE CHICK BOOK 57 has produced too much fat and not enough muscle and flesh. A change of food—the addition of animal protein to the ration—goes to the root of the trouble and in a short time the birds are again "on their ; Animal protein works wonders with fowls, and while it is so plentiful in green bone, dried blood, animal meal and beef scraps, and considering that these foods are so easily obtainable, no breeder of fowls can afford to be with- out a supply. In animal meal and beef scraps there is nearly as much protein as there are carbohydra
. The chick book. Poultry. THE CHICK BOOK 57 has produced too much fat and not enough muscle and flesh. A change of food—the addition of animal protein to the ration—goes to the root of the trouble and in a short time the birds are again "on their ; Animal protein works wonders with fowls, and while it is so plentiful in green bone, dried blood, animal meal and beef scraps, and considering that these foods are so easily obtainable, no breeder of fowls can afford to be with- out a supply. In animal meal and beef scraps there is nearly as much protein as there are carbohydrates and fat. In green bone there is about half as much, and in dried blood there is little else than protein. How chickens delight in a little crisp lettuce, grass or clover. Provide it if possible; otherwise cook some carrots, cabbage, turnips, beets or mangels for them, or let them pick away at the raw roots, or a few raw potatoes. Clover is now sold in such convenient forms (both cut and ground) that no breeder should be without it if he has any difficulty in providing green food. Lettuce and clover contain a large proportion of protein. Let your chicks have enough food, but do not stuff them. Little chicks will begin to cry for you when they dis- cover that you are their attendant, and if yon are at all soft hearted it will be hard to refuse the continued stuffing they cry for. Feed little and often. Chicks are never so happy as when scratching in shallow litter for little crumbs or seeds. Will they do this if overfed? No. Limit the food and keep them singing, but let them have enough to repay them for their work. Some breeders keep one variety of food continually be- fore their chicks and a number of them are successful poul- try raisers. This seems contradictory following immedi- ately after the suggestion to feed little and often, but it is not so strange as It appears at first glance. If one kind of food is kept continually before them, the chicks partake of it only
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