Show warm water for layers 1 il increases production Product io n 1 in feeding laying hens we usual ly think of the feed as the most im ima part of the ration however NE lii numerous experiments as well as ac 5 1 practical observations of poultry poul poultry tri L men have demonstrated that when t water is withheld for any periodic 1 of time from a flock of birds I 1 w heavy production there is an e T 2 diate and very marked decrease in egg production and oftentimes ar aay entire loss of production in a ve veryna r y few days says J S carver head 0 the poultry department washing ton state college J water plays a highly important im important pi part in the digestion and meta boj cism of fowl it comprises over 5 to 75 per cent of the body and mor than 65 per cent of the whole egg aggi eggi V i it serves to soften feed in the c crops 1 vi t it plays an important part in di diges 9 es at f tion pr r it is important in blood it coos cools the body by evaporation through glit air sacks lungs and skin and helps 4 to equalize the temperature of vai va rious parts of the body k j 0 while all feed stuffs s such as mash 6 11 and scratch grain and green greeff feeds contain a certain percentage ofa of moisture the amount from all these I 1 I 1 1 combined sources furnish but a vencle very small percentage of the large reia 4 quire ments f for or hens in heavy ess production TO i |