Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . hen turkeys desire for secrecy, andlet her sit in places hidden from the sight of men anddogs. Bottomless boxes that will shed rain, old barrelswith two or three staves knocked out, *^\ coops, meas-uring not less than three feet square at the base, placedin retired situations not far from the house, are all thatare necessary for hatching purposes. If the turkeyswere taught to lay in them, all the better. The nestshould be upon the ground, and made of forest leaves orchopped hay. Tlie turkeys first litter may be
Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . hen turkeys desire for secrecy, andlet her sit in places hidden from the sight of men anddogs. Bottomless boxes that will shed rain, old barrelswith two or three staves knocked out, *^\ coops, meas-uring not less than three feet square at the base, placedin retired situations not far from the house, are all thatare necessary for hatching purposes. If the turkeyswere taught to lay in them, all the better. The nestshould be upon the ground, and made of forest leaves orchopped hay. Tlie turkeys first litter may be takenaway and set under common hens. Mr. Samuel Cushman says, from his own experience,that turkeys can be made to sit whenever required. Ayoung turkey hen that never laid an egg was shut on a PEOFITS m POULTRY. nest of china eggs, and there was no trouble in gettingher to settle down. The first two times she was put offto feed, she was caught and placed on the nest and shutin, but after that the nest was left uncovered and shecame off whenever she chose. We never found her off. wo. 114. BUFF TURKEY COCK. the nest. The shed in which she was set had a slatfront, BO she was confined and could not go out of sightof the nest or get away. Tliis turkey was not a tameone, by any moans. We can control our turkeys betterif set within a b^sco building or enclosure. Turkeys can TURKEYS 02T THE FAEM, 2di} be used to hatch the eggs of hens, ducks and geese, audthe raiser who does not liave an artificial hatcher willnot have to delay operations until hens get ready to sit,or until he can secure the desired number. REARING THE TURKEY CHICKS. The turkey cliicks having been hatched, they willrequire the breeders utmost and constant attention forthe first eight or ten weeks, for on the management ofthe chicks depends the success or failure of turkey rear-ing. Turkeys, wlien chicks, being exceeding delicate(the most delicate of any domesticated poultry), andliable to be not only decimated, but en
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