While that's interesting and all, its entirely non responsive to what I said. At no point did I suggest that diet somehow resulted in a hen spontaneously creating more egg cells for eventual expulsion as a fully formed and shelled "chicken egg".
What I said is that it had an effect in...
I'll add further that studies have demonstrated that increasing protein levels from 16% to 18-20% in mature layers IS associated with reduced mortality rates, increased frequency of lay, and increased egg size in production hens. So why is the typical layer feed just 16% protein? Because those...
Most of the studies trying to induce dietary related health problems that I've read were in the mid 40% or higher for protein, while similar gout conditions could be induced at MUCH lower rates of calcium inclusion (6-8%, and just 4% for roosters and preadolescent birds of both genders). In...