Show feeding Hens for Prod s Feeding for egg Production was the topic discussed by F. F C. C Alder at the poultry meeting Monday Monday Mon Mon- da day night The subject was considered considered considered con con- under 1 16 G headings 1 Grain I.-Grain Grain Feeds Wheat and corn are most palatable palatable able able If hens bens are losing weight I feed feed more grain Send the birds to tobed tobed tobed bed with a full crop 2 Mash 2 Mash Feeds Use good commercial feeds to toI I produce eggs 3 Gr 3 Green 3 Green en Feeds Best feeds are alfalfa leaves cabbage cabbage cab cab- p- p bage sprouted oats oata etc 4 Grit 4 Grit Feeds Oyster shell limestone charcoal sand 5 5 Water should figure on 8 S Quarts dally daily per hens An egg eggs Is s water 6 Annual 6 Annual Feeds Fish dried blood green cut bone dried ried and condensed milk and buttermilk meats scraps and meat meal 7 7 Tonics Increase p lat b lt and nd stimulate appetite with red pepper ground cloves loves allspice or ginger 8 Nutrients S Carbohydrates fats ash water water 9 9 Ratios Ratios for Egg Production 1 Carbohydrates 4 If ash sh and fats 6 5 6 10 10 Change Change in F Feeds ds Changes should be made ally Hy 11 Methods II-Methods Methods of Feeding Scratch One third should be fed In the morning two two thirds at night 12 Mash 12 Mash Feeding Wet mash should be fed morning or r noon dry mash at all times time 13 13 Feeds Consumed I Government figures Indicate that in n Utah G 6 Ibs lbs of ot feed is required to o produce one dozen eggs In Texas 5 6 The feed costs are highest high high- highest est st In December and lowest In April when production is greatest 14 14 Artificial Artificial Lights These provide longer days and be bo used from October 1st to March 1st 15 Feeding 15 Feeding Flocks First 1 quart scratch birds s. Second look to the grit shell mash mash ash hoppers are filled filled Third Empty rinse fill water trough Fourth 1 quart scratch 10 a a. a m. m for birds Fifth noon green gr en feed 6 lbs Ihs per birds S Sixth Last feeding of I scratch all birds will clean up 1 G G A B H C. C These These are supplied In green feed cod liver oil yellow corn and sunshine sun sun- shine |