Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Farm FouLtry 233 such as ground grain or stale bread just well moistened in skim-milk. It makes little difference whether the milk is fresh or sour. They should be given no more feed than they will clean up promptly. The feed supplies to young chickens, and older ones as well, should contain ground bone or other form of mineral matter. It is not so im- portant that they have animal food, as plenty of mineral Fig. 157. The Plymouth Rocks are often
Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Farm FouLtry 233 such as ground grain or stale bread just well moistened in skim-milk. It makes little difference whether the milk is fresh or sour. They should be given no more feed than they will clean up promptly. The feed supplies to young chickens, and older ones as well, should contain ground bone or other form of mineral matter. It is not so im- portant that they have animal food, as plenty of mineral Fig. 157. The Plymouth Rocks are often used for mothers for Leghorns. matter and protein. The latter may be of either vegetable or animal origin. Investigations for the cause of death among young poultry showed that 15 per cent had tuber- culosis, due no doubt to imperfect sanitation; 38 per cent had intestinal troubles, and 75 per cent had diseased hvers, influenced no doubt by unbalanced rations. (^ 335.) Shelter, feeding and exercise are points to be closely studied. The greatest losses which come to the poultry raiser are those due to disease in young stock —and, too, from diseases that can be prevented.
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