MAIZE IS BENEFICIAL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 46, 7 August 1939, Page 2

MAIZE IS BENEFICIAL

Maize added to the grain mlxti/re for the evening meal will be found . very beneficial at the present time. If green food is in short supplyroot crops may be resorted to in ' moderation In order to assist to keep the birds healthy. Cutting the vege. tables swedes, carrots) in half, and allowing the birds to pick out the ccntre., is a good way of feeding the larger root crops. Some of the vegetables can be tied by the. green tops to the inside of the fowl, house door, or placed in a small wedge-shaped box with wire bars in front, so that the fowls can pick right into the vegetable until the iemains of it fall out of the receptacle Renew the drinking water as early as possible each day. That which has been left in the vessels overnight will be very cold in the early morn, ings, and fresh running water will be at least a trifle warmer. Don't forget to have in the litter in each fowlhouse something for the birds to scratch for as soon as they 'are astir. Even if a little grain is put in after they have gone to roost it will help a lot, that is if it has been noticed that most of the evening's meal has been consumed. As long as there is even a small amount' of grain to encourage the fowls to scratch, they will continue their ac„ tive work. Thev will still be quite ready for the morning mash when it is fed to them.