Do farmers put red contact lens on chickens to produce more eggs?

MadSci Network: Agricultural Sciences

Subject: Do farmers put red contact lens on chickens to produce more eggs?

Date: Tue Aug 22 00:27:00 2000
Posted by No name entered.
Grade level: 7-9 School: Central Junior High
City: Euless State/Province: Texas Country: USA
Area of science: Agricultural Sciences
ID: 966918420.Ag

Message:


My Mom's old boss was telling about some story she read some where that 
farmers were putting red contact lenses on chickens so that they would lay 
more eggs.  We all laughed at her because she is always telling some dumb 
story.  Is it true? Do we owe her an apology or can we continue to laugh?

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