Effect of Water Space Upon Chick Performance

In order to compare the effect of water space upon chick growth and feed efficiency, two trails have been conducted at the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station. The first trial involved seven pens with 250 New Hampshire chicks with equal numbers of each sex per pen. The second trial involved eight groups of 150 Crossbred broiler chicks with equal numbers of male and female chicks in each pen. Trial 1 was conducted during the winter months and Trial 2 was carried out during the summer season. In Trial 1, the watering equipment in six pens consisted of “V” shaped metal troughs with a constant flow of water. The water space allowances were .22, .43 and .77 inch per chick in duplicate pens. The seventh pen contained a circular pan type waterer that furnished .22 inch of space per chick. In one-half of the pens using the “V” troughs, the waterer was . . .