. Farmer and stockbreeder . March 24, 1919. AND CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE JOURNAL. BEPLIES TO POULTDY QUERIES Querist) must send their names and addresses. Hshould be noted that we dt not undertake toreply to inquiries by post. SITTING GOOSE EGGS (D. P.).—The eggsfrom geese of the first year are never as success-ful as those from older ones but they are worthsetting. The fresher they are the better, and that isone reason why we like to set them under the hen aslaid. In that case the eggs must be turned dailyby hand. Still they have a fair chance if kept fora fortnight on a layer of bran and gentl
. Farmer and stockbreeder . March 24, 1919. AND CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE JOURNAL. BEPLIES TO POULTDY QUERIES Querist) must send their names and addresses. Hshould be noted that we dt not undertake toreply to inquiries by post. SITTING GOOSE EGGS (D. P.).—The eggsfrom geese of the first year are never as success-ful as those from older ones but they are worthsetting. The fresher they are the better, and that isone reason why we like to set them under the hen aslaid. In that case the eggs must be turned dailyby hand. Still they have a fair chance if kept fora fortnight on a layer of bran and gently turneddaily. The room temperature should be 55 60 deg.—G. A. P. FISH MEAL TO CHICKS, ETC. (A. H.).—1. An inferior meal should not be used until theyare eight weeks old, but the best meal maybe used with safety; 1 teaspoonful to 20; aftera fortnight 1 to 10; after a month 1 oz. to 20;•ftex 3 months liatf an ounce each daily, as forolder fowl. 2. Chickens should be taken fromthe incubator drawer when dry and fed in the dry-ing bin, which must be between 90 deg
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