Poultry fancier . ding on that used by the farmerswife in raising the brood of chicks upon the farm. Ifit will work on the farm why wont it work with brood-er chicks? This problem may not be easily , I believe I see the solution of the same inthe fact that the chicks on the farm were given an ex-tra amount of exercise by the mother hen in trampingover the free-range of the farm and in the extraamount of green food and grit that the chicks so easilyprocured on free range. This much is sure, that thewet corn meal mash dont work with artificial brood-ing. The chick must have plenty
Poultry fancier . ding on that used by the farmerswife in raising the brood of chicks upon the farm. Ifit will work on the farm why wont it work with brood-er chicks? This problem may not be easily , I believe I see the solution of the same inthe fact that the chicks on the farm were given an ex-tra amount of exercise by the mother hen in trampingover the free-range of the farm and in the extraamount of green food and grit that the chicks so easilyprocured on free range. This much is sure, that thewet corn meal mash dont work with artificial brood-ing. The chick must have plenty of fresh water. Watershould be changed three or four times daily and thedrinking dish not placed in the hot sun. How care-less we all get in keeping drinking fountains clean andfrequently filled. The water is almost as importantas the feed. When giving the chicks their first feed orwater see to it that every chick gets out from underthe hover to secure its portion. If necessary takethe chicks from under the White Plymouth Rocks, as seen in the yards of Harry , Bucyrus, O.
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