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Show GRAVEL AND SHELLS. Gravel Is valueless unless It is sharp. As soon ns tho fowl rounds off a sharp substance In tho glzznrd, It Is voided; hence, hens prefer sharp shells to round gravel. Tho reason they eat moro shells or more sharp grit of any kind when they nro lay Ing Is becauso moro food Is then ro quired, and consequently thero Is bet ter digestion. If nn egg has specks or flakes of lima on tho shell It does not Imply that It Is duo to feeding oys. ter shells, as the samo thing occurs when no oyster shells are given. It may also be duo to tho food. As a rulo such hens aro fat. Somo Kinds of gravel aro of limestone and of ox actly tho samo composition ns oystei shells. |