The Philo system of progressive poultry keeping . 27 TWO POUND BROILERS IN EIGHT WEEKS. The care of the chickens during the first three weeks is the same asbefore described,and the work of finishing up the broiler isaccomphshedin the following five weeks. After the first three weeks they should be fed little and often, fivetimes daily to get the best development in the shortest space of time. All food should be moistened with milk excepting the cracked cornfed at night and the dry wheat bran that is constantly milk to drink, as well as water, should be given to get the bestqu
The Philo system of progressive poultry keeping . 27 TWO POUND BROILERS IN EIGHT WEEKS. The care of the chickens during the first three weeks is the same asbefore described,and the work of finishing up the broiler isaccomphshedin the following five weeks. After the first three weeks they should be fed little and often, fivetimes daily to get the best development in the shortest space of time. All food should be moistened with milk excepting the cracked cornfed at night and the dry wheat bran that is constantly milk to drink, as well as water, should be given to get the bestquality and largest quantity at the proper Two-pound broilers, eight weeks old. The mash at first should consist of equal parts, by measure, of cornmeal, ground oats and wheat bran. When they are four weeks old•Gradually change the bran for middlings, until one sixth of the mashis composed of middlings; when six weeks old gradually increase theamount of corn meal and add a little linseed meal to the mixture. All moistened food for chicks or fowls shbuld be slightly salted as iffor table use, 28 The chicks should be provided with cut clover, or other green food,and not over twenty chicks put in a single flock. When forcing for heavy weight they must be kept on the ground toprevent leg weakness. The ground should be spaded nearly everyday and not allowed to get wet from a soaking rain. When the feeding has been properly handled the crops should bestuffed at night. If they are not full and the chicks are not inclinedto fill them, a Uttle less food should be given early in the day andgradually irtcreased until the last feeding t
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