THIN-SHELLED EGGS
A hen needs about an ounce of lime to provide her with material for making the shells of four eggs. It is easy to understand, therefore, that unless limestor e or shell grit is provided for her eggs will be soft or thin-shelled, both of which, of course, are defects fatal to their value. Not only that, the lack of lime will have a very deleterious effect eventually upon the bird's health, as it means robbing the body and upsetting the chemical balance of the blood and digestive processes. Often tuberculosis and other diseases may be the ultimate result. All grass runs should be dressed with some form of lime or chalk once a year, and hoppers should be filled with shell grit.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 16
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125THIN-SHELLED EGGS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 16
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