. Turkeys, all varieties. Their care and management. Mating, rearing, exhibiting and judging turkeys; explanation of score-card judging, with complete instructions . y andbought a late hatched hen turkey for very little monej*.In February we prepared a box (with plenty of chaffover a layer or horse manxire) that could be shut up toexclude the light. Did not give either -wine or whisky,but in two or three weeks she was sitting quietly on thechina eggs and when taken olt the uest to be fed, wouldvoluntarily return. I then filled the nest with hens eggs,remo\ing them as soon as they began to pip
. Turkeys, all varieties. Their care and management. Mating, rearing, exhibiting and judging turkeys; explanation of score-card judging, with complete instructions . y andbought a late hatched hen turkey for very little monej*.In February we prepared a box (with plenty of chaffover a layer or horse manxire) that could be shut up toexclude the light. Did not give either -wine or whisky,but in two or three weeks she was sitting quietly on thechina eggs and when taken olt the uest to be fed, wouldvoluntarily return. I then filled the nest with hens eggs,remo\ing them as soon as they began to pip to keep theturkey from wanting to leave the nest and putting inother eggs. .4fter sitting three months she was put ina yard with chickens for the rest of the sximmer. Weput chickens of different ages with her and she receivedthem all with equal kindness. This year we have two turkeys, besides an incubator,and after hatching three sittings of eggs we thought bestto take them off the nest, but one watched her chanceand went back on the nest till I filled it with eggs again,so I let her stay. The other is laying and \vill be readyfor work later if needed. 6 ft. Ideal Turkey Coop for Hen and Poults They make careful, patient mothers, are equal inthat respect to any hen, and it is a wonder that farmersdo not make more use of them than they do. DESCRIPTION OF IDEAL COOP We have a coop for turkeys and poults which wefind almost ideal. It is two feet high in the back andthree feet in front; six feet long and three feet door is large enough to allow a turkey hen to walkin and out without inconvenience and the coop is largeenough to allow a turkey hen and twenty poults to walkaround when they are confined during a rainy day. Weuse two doors, one made of lumber for stormy times, theother of inch mesh wire netting for warm nights. Thusplenty of fresh air is admitted and small rats or largeranimals are kept out.
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