Turkeys, ducks, and geese . ese nests ofher own accord. Ifshe does not we canoften induce her touse it by placing itnear whfere she hasher nest and puttingthe eggs in it, beingcareful not to disturbthe general appear-ance of the place any more than is necessary. It is nearly always advisable to keep the eggs picked upas fast as the hen lays them; a few stale eggs or china eggsmay be substituted which will generally satisfy the always substitute infertile duck eggs that have been testedout of the incubators as they are nearly the same size andeasilv deceive the broodv turk. After she h
Turkeys, ducks, and geese . ese nests ofher own accord. Ifshe does not we canoften induce her touse it by placing itnear whfere she hasher nest and puttingthe eggs in it, beingcareful not to disturbthe general appear-ance of the place any more than is necessary. It is nearly always advisable to keep the eggs picked upas fast as the hen lays them; a few stale eggs or china eggsmay be substituted which will generally satisfy the always substitute infertile duck eggs that have been testedout of the incubators as they are nearly the same size andeasilv deceive the broodv turk. After she has laid from six-teen to twenty-three eggs the hen will want to sit and youcan give her her own eggs or others as you desire, or shecan be broken up by shutting her up for three or four days,after which she can be given her liberty and will soon beginlaying again. Breeders who have only a few hens and wishto raise as many poults as possible should keep the turkeyhens laying and hatch and rear the little poults with domestic. Bronze Turkey Male ShowingDepth of Breast. Great HATCHING AND REARING TURKEYS 21 «hens; with a little more care the latter will do as well as the turkey hens. When a hen begins to lay very early it is better to breakher up when she becames broody and not let her sit untilshe has laid her second litter as the weather will be warmerby that time and there is not so much danger of the eggs be-coming chilled when she leaves the nest to eat and dust her-self. The poults of this second litter should easily dresstwelve to fourteen pounds by the middle of November andwe find this the size preferred for the Thanksgiving eggs of the first litter may be hatched under domestichens in protected quarters. Keep the Nests Separated. It frequently happens, where there is a large flock ofturkeys, that two and sometimes more will nest within a fewfeet of each other. If they are allowed to sit, trouble is sureto follow unless all of them become broody at the same ti
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