Show LAYING HENS REQUIRE LIME shell forming material necessary in egg prod production oyster shell most suitable lime for shell forming material is necessary in egg production some idea of tile extent of the aed need Is obtained from the fact that an average flock of 0 hens will viii produce pounds of egg shells in a year the grains fed supply a portion of this lime tout hut the supply Is too small in proportion to the number of eggs a hen shoula be alle able to produce shell is most suitable for shell making old plaster may be used as a substitute egg shell may be saved up alne and fed dry bones may be broken up and fed the habit of egg eating often is caused by a lack of shell hell food |