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F. 0., Mosgiel.—lt is not possible to overfeed fowls. Causes of soft-shelled eggs are: (1) Excess of protein (possibly too much meatmeal); (2) pullets coming on to lay sometimes take a while to settle down; (3) a mechanical defect in the ova duct channel. Try mixing oyster shell dust in the mash at the rate of 1 per cent or even 2 per cent, bv weight. “ Libra.”—The correspondence appeared elsewhere, and your letter has been forwarded.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27081, 16 May 1949, Page 6
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