POULTRY NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 4461, 24 October 1933, Page 8

POULTRY NOTES

LIME FOR EGG-EATERS. A hen in full lay that does not get enough lime will draw on the lime in her skeleton for the deficiency, with unfortunate results. The best way to supply lime is either in the form of oyster-shell grit or ground coral. Failing these, pulverised mortar from an old building, or pulverised limestone, would answer.

Egg shells should never be wasted, but it is a mistake to feed them direct from; the kitchen to the hens—cases of .egg-eating have been traced to this cause. They should be dried in the oven, then ground finely, and mixed with the other grit. OOD-LIVHR OIL. Ood-liver oil is usually given to laying hens at the rate of 4 ounces (about 4 tablespoonfuls) per 100 hens per clay; therefore 2 tablespoonfuls. would be the daily allowance for 50 birds. The 50 birds are probably consujming about 6 lbs of mash daily. It is not necessary that the whole of this be mixed into a wet mash with the cold-liver on. If dry feeding is practised, it may bo continued, simply using, say, a couple of pounds to (mix into a wet mash first thing in the morning, and adding the oil to this one feed.