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Show poraw EKT5 AX IS BEST FOR EGG EATERS Habit Spreads Fcom One Fowl to Another An-other and Unless Checked Affects Whole Flock. (Prepared by the United Statea Department of Agriculture.) Kgg eating sometimes becomes a serious se-rious vice in a flock, the fowls becoming becom-ing very fond of eggs when they have learned to eat them. The habit spreads from fowl to fowl and unless checked will often spread through the whole flock. Egg eating usually begins through accident by eggs being broken or frozen. See that the nests are properly prop-erly supplied witli straw or other nesting nest-ing material and have them darkened, so that if an egg is accidentally broken the fowls will not be likely to discover dis-cover it. Supply plenty of lime in the form of oyster shells, bone or similar substances to Insure a firm shell. As soon as it Is discovered that a fowl has formed the habit, the fowl should be removed to prevent the spread of the vice. Once formed, It is difficult to eradicate, and the safest remedy is the death penalty, say poultry specialists special-ists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Fowls sometimes pluck feathers from themselves and from each other. This is often caused by too close confinement, con-finement, by the presence of insect pests, or by Improper feeding. When some of the fowls of a flock have formed the habit slightly, a wide range with a change of diet, Including a plentiful supply of animal feed. an freedom from Insect pests, will usual ly correct the evil. Above all, se that the fowls have plenty of Induce ment to exercise. If the habit becomes well formed it is very troublesome and may necessitate the killing of some of the fowls in order to stop it. |