Show POULTRY 10 HEAT AND LIGHT MEAN MORE EGGS maintain feed consumption in sudden cold spells heat and light in the lion hen house mean more eggs when eggs aro are high in price pi ice and ana the purpose of both heating and lighting Is ia to keep alit laying lien hen eating as much feed as she can be persuaded to take no slump in edg ekg egg production Is likely to accompany a sudden cold snap if afie the normal feed consumption Is maintained according to the poultry husbandry department of ille the state university one method of controlling the temperature Is through insulation of the chicken house tills this however may nearly double the cost of the structure some poultry men are finding that by placing brooder stoves in the laying bouses and firing them during the extremely cold weather they can sufficiently raise the temperature in case neither insulation nor artificial heat beatis Is practicable the poultry specialists recommend the feeding of small quantities of nilla moistened mash and small email quantities of grain at frequent intervals during the lay day when artificial lights are used to increase egg production they should not be used to give more than a total of 14 hours of light a day failure to i supply lights re regularly gul arly or to provide water and feed when the lights go on also give bad results |