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Show THOUGHTS OF SPRING FEEDS Birds Should Have Variety, Especially Great Deal Reasonably Rich in Protein Pro-tein Lime Is Needed. Apoplexy among fowls is generally confined to the overfat birds and generally gen-erally the heavier breeds are subject to It. It is, therefore, necessary that the keeper does not feed any great quantity of fat-forming feeds to his birdfi, especially to the heavier breeds. In the spring of the year more than any other time of the year the birds should have a variety of feeds, and especially a great deal of feed reasonably reason-ably rich in protein should be included includ-ed in the ration. Soft-shelled eggs are usually produced pro-duced in considerable numbers at this time of the year. The reason for this generally lies in the fact that the birds do not get the proper feed. To form an egg shell the proper materials must be present, and if they are not present the soft-shelled egg Is the result. Lime is one of the necessary materials mate-rials needed in, the formation of an egg shell, and at this time of the year, when1 the hens are beginning to lay, a liberal amount of lime should be present at all tfmes where they can partake of it' when they desire. In providing pro-viding any kind of feed whether it be vegetable or animal feed, be sure that it is pure and wholesome. Musty grains and rotten meats will cause sickness many times when the flock- is in perfect health. |