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Show Causes Leading To and How to Stop Egg-Eating There are many causes which may lead to the egg-eating habit in poultry, and the chief of these is the accidental breaking of an egg, for once the fowls have tasted "hen fruit," they will proceed to break the eggs themselves until they are made to stop It, and this is not altogether al-together an easy matter. Very often the want of proper shell-forming material is the cause of an egg's breaking In the first place and the natural desire for' lime will lead the birds to eat its shell as well as Its contents. Hence the importance of keeping shell-forming material before be-fore laying hens at all times. A good remedy for the egg-eating habits is to make the nests as dark as possible, so that the hens are unable un-able to see the eggs as they are laid ; soft hay placed In the nest will cause the eggs to sink out of sight after they are laid. Another remedy Is to take an ordinary egg, remove its contents, and fill it with mustard and pepper; although the fowl may tackle one the first time, 'fill another one and you will find she has had enough. Another plan Is to fill the egg with ammonia. Los Angeles An-geles Times. |