. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. 322 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING Fresh Water.—Needless to say, the fountains must be kept full of pure, clean water at all times. If they are permitted to go dry, though only for a short time, the chicks soon become famished for a drink, whereupon they fight for room around the refilled fountains and in so doing seriously wet themselves. As soon as the flock can be weaned from artificial heat or from the care of the
. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. 322 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING Fresh Water.—Needless to say, the fountains must be kept full of pure, clean water at all times. If they are permitted to go dry, though only for a short time, the chicks soon become famished for a drink, whereupon they fight for room around the refilled fountains and in so doing seriously wet themselves. As soon as the flock can be weaned from artificial heat or from the care of the brooder, the chicks are old enough to be given a scratch-grain ration of whole wheat, cracked corn and other small. (Courtesy Purdue Experiment Station) Fig. 212.—The hen and her brood must be given privacy for the first couple of weeks. grains, such as milo maize, kafir corn and barley. The corn meal in the mash can be increased somewhat and other meals added, such as ground oats and wheat middlings. Essentials to Health.—If called upon to suggest the proper care of baby chicks, and my expression were limited to ten words, it would be something in this fashion: Keep them warm, dry, exercised, aired, watered, and somewhat hungry. The .question might then arise, how can one feed liberally and yet keep the chicks somewhat hungry? An answer is difficult without ap-. 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885-. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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