88 A REVOLUTION IN EGG PRODUCTION 



Longer Day Effects on Health and Vigor 



The effects of a longer business day, on the health and 

 vigor of the flock, are almost immediately noticeable. Within 

 two or three days, the fowls seem to begin to fill out, their 

 feathers begin to take on a gloss, and their combs begin to 

 redden. 



After a lapse of one week's time, under the new conditions, 

 one would scarcely recognize them as being the same flock. 



Enjoying the Lengthened Day 



Combs gradually increase in size, and get a deeper red 

 color. In a few days, the appearance of the flock shows the 

 identical changes which occur, under natural conditions, when 

 spring arrives, and the birds are able to get outdoors on the 

 ground and on the grass. 



Many, when first nibbling on this idea of a longer busi- 

 ness day for the hens, seem to get the impression that the 

 hens are forced, by the new conditions, into laving eggs, and 

 that, therefore, they will soon wear out. 



