Show too much mineral for chickens Is mistake tests made by L E curd card of the university of illinois indicate that it Is a mistake to feed too much mineral mixtures to chickens one lot of chicks was fed on a ration of GO parts yellow corn meal 20 parts soy bean oil meal 13 parts wheat I 1 part salt 2 parts cod liver oil 2 parts steamed bon emeal and 2 parts ground limestone these chicks averaged grams in weight tat at six weeks A similar lot receiving the same ration except 4 parts steamed bon emeal instead of 2 parts weighed only grams at the same age another lot receiving the slime same ration but 4 parts ground limestone instead of 2 parts weighed only grams at six weeks of age |