. Poultry production. Poultry. DUCKS AND GEESE 441 For feeding, the geese are confined in a shed in pens about eight by ten feet. Near one corner a partition al)out two feet high is built, extending out from the side of the pen aljout three feet, lea\'ing a space al)ont tliree feet stjuare. Into tliis space the geese are driven for feeding. Tlie feeder sits on a low stool at the end of this partition, reaches back and leads a goose from the small pen. The goose stands on the ground between the knees of the feeder, who opens the mouth with the left hand while he slips a noodle in with his right
. Poultry production. Poultry. DUCKS AND GEESE 441 For feeding, the geese are confined in a shed in pens about eight by ten feet. Near one corner a partition al)out two feet high is built, extending out from the side of the pen aljout three feet, lea\'ing a space al)ont tliree feet stjuare. Into tliis space the geese are driven for feeding. Tlie feeder sits on a low stool at the end of this partition, reaches back and leads a goose from the small pen. The goose stands on the ground between the knees of the feeder, who opens the mouth with the left hand while he slips a noodle in with his right. Fig. 20S. LmliKuliiig dressed iiiKHlled geese. (Courtesy nf J. G. Halpiri. Enough noodles are inserted to fill the gullet up to within two inches of the throat. After feeding the goose is allowed to walk out into the main pen and drink from a trough of warm water, in which may be sprinkled a little corn meal. A goose should ne\er be noodled until she has digested all the noodles from the previous feeding. At first the geese are fed about four times a day. The number of feedings is increased gradually until the l)irds are fed e\'ery three hours, day and night. Great care must be taken at all times not to frighten the birds, or they will 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 Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931; Card, Leslie Ellsworth, 1893-. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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