. Conkey's poultry book : a handy book of reference on poultry raising. Poultry; Poultry; Poultry. RATION FOR BREEDING SEASON—Equal parts by weight of ground oats, cornmeal, wheat bran, wheat middlings, meat scrap, mixed with sour skim milk. Oats is the best all around grain at breedmg time. During breeding season turkeys should always be given free range all day and allowed to roost at home in the open. They like high roosts and fresh air. Let them have their way and you will see their big bodies looming up on a ridge pole or some high tree branch. Turkey hens lay from thirty-five to' forty e
. Conkey's poultry book : a handy book of reference on poultry raising. Poultry; Poultry; Poultry. RATION FOR BREEDING SEASON—Equal parts by weight of ground oats, cornmeal, wheat bran, wheat middlings, meat scrap, mixed with sour skim milk. Oats is the best all around grain at breedmg time. During breeding season turkeys should always be given free range all day and allowed to roost at home in the open. They like high roosts and fresh air. Let them have their way and you will see their big bodies looming up on a ridge pole or some high tree branch. Turkey hens lay from thirty-five to' forty eggs during the season. Time for incubation is twenty-eight days. Some poultrymen use hens for hatching, but there is great danger from lice- unless extra care is taken. However, by giving the first clutch to sitting hens you can keep the turkeys laying. Dusi ng the nest and hen with CONKEY'S LICE POWDER at frequent in- tervals will settle that problem. Remember that lice will kill a poult in very short time. Young poults thrive best on woodland range, where they will not get tangled in wet grass and can pick up most of their living. But if con- fined, try to' change their runs from day to day. Disinfect thoroughly using NOX-I-CIDE to sweeten the ground and to thoroughly clean all utensils. DUCKS This is another branch of the poultry industry which has not been fully appreciated. Duck raising is certainly profitable. Ducks are easier to manage than chickens, have fewer diseases and mature more quickly. But it takes good sense and proper attention to necessary details to make a success of the business. Ducks are raised chiefly for meat, but their eggs are a valuable food product and with proper management and feeding there is not that strong flavor which has hitherto been an objection. Duck eggs are large and they always command from five cents to ten cents more per dozen in the market. For cooking they go about one-third farther. Ducks commence laying when about five months ol
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