Show PROPER FEEDING NETS MORE EGGS methods and food qu quality iiii are important items B by y V E SCOTT y of ct leevada extension on service Str vict successful farm farmer er e n pay nearly as much attention to the way they feed their pullets and laying hens as as they do to the kinds 01 of feeds aliey th ey fir provide ovide for one thing abrupt changes in the diet may cause the birds to go off feed and result in lower egg production and slower growth as will the use of stale feed if a change in diet must be made it is suggested that it be gradual and efte extended nd ed over a period of at least a week or ten days important imports tit too toc i is sufficient hopper space lest the more timid birds in the flock go hungry at least 10 linear feet of hopper with hens eating from both sides should he be provided per la laying ying hens and a sufficient length of watering trough or number of containers to prevent crowding when there are enough separate pens a i good idea is to separate the timid hens from aror their ciori more aggressive companions making a small pen of this group they will soon forget their timidity one practice followed by many poultry men is to provide only a little more feed each day than the birds birdi clean cleffi up the leftovers left overs if clean and dry can be mixed thoroughly with the fresh feed in the hoppers and in this way there will be no accumulation of stale feed at the bottom of the hoppers reducing likelihood of mold feed mixtures containing fish oil as sources of vitamin A or D should be bought or mixed in small qu quantities so that they can be used within 10 days or two weeks |