Gunnison Gazette | 1916-09-08 | Page 6 | Task of Shedding Feathers

TASK OF SHEDDING FEATHERS Heavy Drain on Constitution of Fowl Can Be Aided by Feeding Highly High-ly Protein Foods. The shedding of feathers is a heavy drain on the constitution of the fowl because it is necessary to manufacture a new coat. The making of new feathers can be greatly aided by feeding feed-ing highly protein or meat foods. The ordinary grains like wheat, corn and oats do not contain enough protein. Meat scraps from the house or commercial com-mercial beef scraps are necessary if best results are to be obtained. If a fowl is thoroughly chilled and thereby weakened by late molting during cold weather, she will find it difficult to recuperate until late winter or early spring. By giving her extra care she can be started laying much earlier in the winter.