REGULATION OF FOOD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19761, 7 October 1927, Page 5

REGULATION OF FOOD.

II is a common cry with the potsßsjy-* keeper who Is disposed to bo careieiM in his methods that Lis fowls do not pay, becaure the cost of the food they «o«5sume is ont of ail proportion to the so. venue accruing from eggs laid. These ■who feed systematically have a different storv to tell. There ia, of coarse, rctch a thing aa false economy, and it would be false economy to half-starve one's birds. Bat, on the other hand, there is snch a thing as reckless waste through over-feeding,, a failing to which the novice is prone. Many take no pains at all, and continue to throw down food just as long as the fowls will consume it. The requirements of a hen are not great, but like many other creatures it mil go on until gorged if given the opportunity. A hen can exist, produce ner eggs, and keep in perfect health on a surprisingly small amount of food, more especially if that food is of the right kind; but immediately she gets more than enough her health suffers. She gets over-fat, sluggish, and the egg organs refuse to perform their functions properly, , ■? result that egg-production is retarded, u not absolutely stopped. , All the food given to » hen over ana above what she really needs is waste, an there is no doubt that what waste m this direction is at the po altay not complaints one heal® ak , P