Show FOOD requirements OF HEN plentiful supply of pure fresh water la Is of utmost importance ash lc is also needed by J S heffney JEFF nEY the hen needs food to sustain life to build up develop and repair waste tissues and to supply heat and energy for the proper functioning of the body what Is fed above these needs goes to the production of meat or eggs the composition of the hens body will vary with her condition but may bo be said to io contain about 66 65 per cent water 22 per cent protein 17 per cent fat and four per cent ash an egg contains about 66 per cent water 12 per cent protein ten per cent tat fat and 12 per cent ash of the ash practically all but about one per celt cent Is from the shell A glance at these figures shows one the importance of a plentiful supply of pure fresh water water la Is not food but without water food Is of no uso use to the fowl animals as well as plants must have their food in solution before they can use it when the food ts is digested it to la taken up by tho the blood which circulates through the body nourishing and replenishing it next to water protein to Is the food element found in the largest amount both it in the hen and in the egg this element builds up tho the body and repairs tho the waste tissues protein although I 1 the principal nutrient used for a tissue builder can also bo be used to take taka the place of carbohydrates and fat it if these are not sufficiently supplied in the ration it Is not economy however to have this take place as aa the protein Is moro expensive than the carbohydrates or tat fat carbohydrates which are principally starches arches Bt sugars organic acids and pen pento sans are used to produce heat and energy they are the fuel and are very necessary in the ration and form the largest part of it bats have to a great extent the same earno function as carbohydrates bo fats fata act as a storehouse tor for surplus supplies on which the fowl can draw when necessary asti ash or mineral matter la Is also needed for or the bones of tho the fowls and for or the shell of the eggs |