. The business hen (a new brood). Poultry. Feeding the Hen. 65 high per cent of muscle makers and may be thoroughly mixed in the mash. Cut bone is a very useful food which is not usually mixed with the mash but fed by itself. It consists of green or fresh bone, sliced or shaved into thin pieces by a bone cutter, which is turned by a crank and cuts or gouges off the end of the bone. Where a good supply of fresh bone can be obtained this cut bone is very useful. It cannot be kept sweet like the dry animal meal. We have seen cases where part of the carcass of a dead animal was hung up in the henh
. The business hen (a new brood). Poultry. Feeding the Hen. 65 high per cent of muscle makers and may be thoroughly mixed in the mash. Cut bone is a very useful food which is not usually mixed with the mash but fed by itself. It consists of green or fresh bone, sliced or shaved into thin pieces by a bone cutter, which is turned by a crank and cuts or gouges off the end of the bone. Where a good supply of fresh bone can be obtained this cut bone is very useful. It cannot be kept sweet like the dry animal meal. We have seen cases where part of the carcass of a dead animal was hung up in the henhouse for the fowls to pick at. In cold weather it will keep reasonably sweet, and it is surprising to see how the hens will pick the bones clean. In some cases bones are roasted and smashed as well as can be with a sledge. Any form of meat is likely to loosen the bowels of the hen when first fed. Especially with cut bone or when feeding a carcass, the hens should be watched carefully and not fed too much. Linseed meal and skim-milk are often used as substitutes for rneat but do not really take its place. Linseed is a laxative food and should not be fed heavily. Skim- P „- milk is one of the most valuable of foods. ANOTHER SELf'feedbr Some farmers go so far as to say that young pigs and chicks cannot be properly raised without a supply of milk, but facts do not warrant the statement. The milk is very useful for mixing the mash or for feeding alone. We should always provide fresh water even when feeding milk. The feeding value of skim-milk has been demonstrated in boarding-houses and public institutions. Whenever the boarders are provided with all the milk they desire, the meat bill always falls off. Still, no one but an infant can depend on milk alone to supply all needed muscle makers. VARIOUS FOODS.—While we do not regard green food as a neces- sity in hen feeding there is no doubt that the hen feels better when pro- vided with grass or a substitute for it. Cabbage is the
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