Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 108.—Some young ducks, and in the background is a three-compart-ment fattening crate. These crates are so constructed that the lid for theremoval of the birds is at the top. The greatest demand for geese is usually at Thanksgivingand Fig. 109.—A tramway to carry feed on n commercial duck plant. The house for geese should possess 10 square feet floor spaceper bird. RATIONS AND METHODS OF FEEDING 341 Young geese begin to lay about the middle or end of Febru-ary and old ones a month later. Hens may be used for hatch-ing geese eggs and when
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 108.—Some young ducks, and in the background is a three-compart-ment fattening crate. These crates are so constructed that the lid for theremoval of the birds is at the top. The greatest demand for geese is usually at Thanksgivingand Fig. 109.—A tramway to carry feed on n commercial duck plant. The house for geese should possess 10 square feet floor spaceper bird. RATIONS AND METHODS OF FEEDING 341 Young geese begin to lay about the middle or end of Febru-ary and old ones a month later. Hens may be used for hatch-ing geese eggs and when so used each hen is given 4 gooseeggs. The young goslings must be protected from the hotsun as this is fatal to them. Geese are great grass eaters and require pasturage.
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