. Our domestic birds; . floor to keepthem in at night. If allowedto do so, they would stay outand graze at intervals duringthe night, but the owner willsleep more comfortably if heis sure that nothing can dis-turb them. Although very bigbabies, they are quite soft andhelpless at this stage. When six weeks old a gosling is nearly half-grown. Young goslings that were started with hen mothers may then be put into the pasture with the old geese. When ten or twelve weeks old they will be almost as large as the adult birds. In growing geese on the farm the most important thing is to provide good pas
. Our domestic birds; . floor to keepthem in at night. If allowedto do so, they would stay outand graze at intervals duringthe night, but the owner willsleep more comfortably if heis sure that nothing can dis-turb them. Although very bigbabies, they are quite soft andhelpless at this stage. When six weeks old a gosling is nearly half-grown. Young goslings that were started with hen mothers may then be put into the pasture with the old geese. When ten or twelve weeks old they will be almost as large as the adult birds. In growing geese on the farm the most important thing is to provide good pasture. Grass is not only the most econom-ical food, but it is the bestfood. Geese will grow andfatten on grass without grain,but will not fatten as quicklyor be as firm-fleshed. To fattenfor market they should be con-fined for from ten to twentydays before they are to bekilled, and fed all that they will eat of some very fattening food. Corn soaked in water until it is soft is an easily prepared food and a very good Fig. 150. Goslings three weeks old
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