Show HUNGRY HEN IS NOW PREFERRED last of feed consumed fills the egg basket the hen without an appetite Is a shirk in the poultry flock it la is that lost last 10 or 20 per cent of feed that the hen con consumes gumes which fills the egg basket while all the rest Is used to maintain the bird declares R B E cray extension specialist in poultry for the ohio state university the trick in forcing bit birds ds t to 0 lay more eggs la Is in the inducing them to eat more teed feed cray has five suggestions for boosting feed consumption by fowls in their winter quarters these are use artificial lights during chewin the winter months so that the hen will have more time to eat flo however wever if feed consumption Is not increased lights are or of no benefit feed the largest part of the grain at night this has a tendency to keep the birds hungry during the day and they consume more mash and feed the grain in hoppers rather than to in the litter provide a sufficient amount of mush mash hopper space one foot for five or six birds there are always timid birds in the flock that wont eat unless there la is plenty of hopper space feed fresh mash every day when the hoppers are filled with a sufficient quantity to last several days the bens pick it over and eat what they like best when they reach the leavings feed consumption and egg production both slump use a wet mash just as aa a boy will eat more bread when there is jelly on it so will a hen eat more mash when it Is moistened with milk feed mash the same time each day |