. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. 382 FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED A constant supply of fresh, clean water is an essential for all classes of poultry. The watering arrangement should be so constructed that the birds will not roost upon it and foul the water with their drop- pings, and should be high enough to prevent litter being scratched into it. For chicks a vacuum foun- tain is desirable. The simplest form of such a fountain
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. 382 FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED A constant supply of fresh, clean water is an essential for all classes of poultry. The watering arrangement should be so constructed that the birds will not roost upon it and foul the water with their drop- pings, and should be high enough to prevent litter being scratched into it. For chicks a vacuum foun- tain is desirable. The simplest form of such a fountain is simply a jar filled with water and inverted on a pan of water. As the chicks drink the water from the pan, air ya WBt~ j enters the jar and water flows out ilSSlffH ' SI I into the pan until the water level rises. Charcoal and condiments.—A supply of charcoal, sold on the mar- ket as granulated charcoal, should be kept before poultry as it acts as a regulator of the digestive tract. The use of such condiments as pep- per, ginger, and mustard is not to be recommended for poultry. Shelter.—There is no need of building an elaborate, expensive house for poultry, but to be healthy and profitable the farm flock needs dry, well-ventilated, well-lighted quarters, free from drafts. Fowls have no sweat glands and suffer from too close and warm quarters even more than do other animals. Hence, all the. Fig. 109.—Interior of Continu- ous Poultry House at Wisconsin Station This house is sunny, well-lighted, well-ventilated, dry, and free from drafts. Note the shelf on which stand water crock and self feeders for grit and dry mash. (From Halpin, Wisconsin Station.) It is important that the house be easy to disinfect, fixtures—nests, perches, coops for broody hens, feed hoppers, etc.— should be simple and removable. A dropping board below the perches is desirable. So that they will have plenty of room for exercise, at least 4 square feet of floor space should be allowed each hen,
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