loo THE CORNING EGG FARM BOOK 



centage of lime, it adds very materially to the desira- 

 bility of the Grit. 



Oyster Shell occupies the third compartment of the 

 hoppers, this supplying the hen with the lime neces- 

 sary for her own system and for the shell of the 

 egg. It should be seen to that the Oyster Shell is 

 free from dust, and rather coarse as to its size. This 

 represents an economy because there is so little waste 

 by the fowls when the Shell is fed to them in this 

 condition. The lack of lime in the system of the hen 

 is one of the reasons for soft shelled eggs, and the 

 lack of lime in the ingredients fed to a young chick 

 means soft bones, which shows most decidedly in leg 

 weaknesses. 



Where the hen is supplied with the full quantity of 

 the ingredients which give her lime, she turns out 

 eggs which you might term " well shelled " and this 

 adds materially to the appearance of the egg, and, con- 

 sequently, helps to give it a better grading. 



