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Show FEED DURING MOLTING TIME Partially Starving Hens to Make Them Lose Feathers at One Time Is ' Not Good Practice. Hens should be fed liberally during the molting season. Partially starving the hens to make them lose as far as possible a'i their feathers at one time, thus straining the vitality of the fowls to provide entire new growths of feathers so quickly, is not a good practice. The method may be good when followed fol-lowed by an expert, but ordinarily it injures the flock. As a rule, a reasonably reason-ably long molting period, during which time the birds are well eared for, produces pro-duces the best results. Sunflower seed, oil meal and other oily feeds fed during the molting season aid in the growth of feathers. |