. The Eastern poultryman. Poultry Periodicals; Fruit Periodicals. PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATORS ATVD BKiOOOERlS THE EASTERN POULTRYMAN. In the matter of prolific layers no one thing will bring about that most satisfac- tory result; rather it is the product of several different things which work to- gether for good, viz.: chicks must be hatched from known layers, must have a rapid, thrifty growth, must be comforta- bly housed, and lastly must be well cared for. Granting, then, that the first three conditions have been complied with, I will now turn my attention briefly to the subject of feeds. When
. The Eastern poultryman. Poultry Periodicals; Fruit Periodicals. PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATORS ATVD BKiOOOERlS THE EASTERN POULTRYMAN. In the matter of prolific layers no one thing will bring about that most satisfac- tory result; rather it is the product of several different things which work to- gether for good, viz.: chicks must be hatched from known layers, must have a rapid, thrifty growth, must be comforta- bly housed, and lastly must be well cared for. Granting, then, that the first three conditions have been complied with, I will now turn my attention briefly to the subject of feeds. When a person first begins to keep hens and reads the poultry papers very carefully as to how, when, and what to feed, he finds so many different methods that he is more puzzled than ever and eventually decides to try them all in ro- tation. A pretty sure way to have an empty egg basket. After experimenting for some little time I finally settled upon the following scheme which suits me at least and seems to be what the hen requires if eggs are what a person desires. In the morning and at noon a scant pint of oats, wheat, or barley. At night, a warm mash com- posed of bran and what is termed in this locality as "horse-feed," being equal parts of corn and oats ground together. The scant pint of cereal mentioned above is for fifteen fowls and for mash I put in enough so they can clean up the trough in six or eight minutes. Formerly I gave the mash in the morning, but my occu- pation makes it more convenient to give it at night. So far as the egg yield is concerned, I see no particular difference. Of course the birds must also have grit and water. I use skim milk a good deal and find that it is a splendid drink for the hens and increases their prolificacy. It is particularly good for growing chicks. * * * There are a good many people who do not believe in—or profess not to at least —standard or pure bred fowls. Now, there are but few of us who do not take a great deal of p
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