. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. 122 BOOK. care, Init yet it is advisable to confine the flock in a yard for a week or ten days. When the goslings are to be sold in the Christmas markets, or late in the year for breeders, they will not need to be supplied with food if they have suit- able pasture grounds, except a light meal of grain morning and night. It is Ijest to feed them in this manner to induce them to return home every night. There is a demand for " green goose" in mid- summer and many prepare their early goslings for this market. With this end in view they a
. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. 122 BOOK. care, Init yet it is advisable to confine the flock in a yard for a week or ten days. When the goslings are to be sold in the Christmas markets, or late in the year for breeders, they will not need to be supplied with food if they have suit- able pasture grounds, except a light meal of grain morning and night. It is Ijest to feed them in this manner to induce them to return home every night. There is a demand for " green goose" in mid- summer and many prepare their early goslings for this market. With this end in view they are fed all. ;mi!den geese. they will eat until the flight-feathers grow out as far as the root of the tail, then they are enclosed in a pen. This nmst be in a dry situation where there is no water or mud. A yard fifty feet square with shade in it will hold seventy-five goslings. Treat them gently, since they are timid creatures and will not fatten if roughly handled or frightened. Have a large boiler holdin"" a barrel or more, fill with water and stir in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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