The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-23
CARE or TURKEYS.


ing Young Birds
When the young birds have become
% restless that they will not remain
longer in the nest. but seek to slip out
Of every little crack. put them in
basket on soft cloth. As you take
each one from the nest. remove the lit
ale horn upon the hill. by hooking your
finger nail under it and quickly Jerk
inc il of: il j. in the way OF learning
10 eat. Then drop whole grain OF
pepper down the throat This is to
give appetite and warm up their deli
cate Stomach-- When all have been treat
"a thus. rub the hen under the wings
well with drippings from salty bacon.
Many rub with lard and sulphur. while
others use lard and turpcntine: we
have always found that salty grease
answers A. well to keep the Young free
Of lice. and j. less trouble 20 prepare.
Now your birds are ready 10 remove To
their coop. This should be OF from
the haunt 81 other fowls. and If il can
b. on the eastern side Of grassy slope
50 much the better. A coop made Of
fence rails high enough for the hens
70 stand erect. and have room to Hap
their wings j. all the kind that l. need
Ell. with . tight roof over the top TO turn
RAIN In coop Of this size Won can
put two or three hens. il they hatch
at the same time From the time they
are taken to this coop feed the hens
twice a day. with corn and green food.
and keep both old and young supplied
with clean water. To feed the young
have several small boards. which must
BE- kept scrupulously clean; lay these
along the sunny side Of the coop. and
for the first four days put on them few
crumbs a hard-boiled eggs. and good
sweet light bread soaked in new milk
then squeezed dry and lightly pcppered.
Al first they will only eat crumb or
two. but against they are = week old
they generally begin to eat quite crcedi-
". Then IL you add fine cut onion tops
or chiveS to their feed they will eat 7
these before any thilg else you give
them After they begin 20 eat well.
boiled rice. oat meal mush and the curd 4
Of sour milk drained well and mixed 4
with onion tops. arr all good feed \
From the time they begin 10 eat well \
until they begin To wander away from \
the coops we feed them four or i've
times through the day. putting il on
their boards. and as soon as they have
eaten all they can the boards should 4
BE- cleaned Of and set up in the
sun to iry- ready for next feed.
When they are old enough to begin to
20 away from the hens to hunt bugs.
then the hens should be let out Of the
coop. Mt first only little while In the
heat of the day. increasing the time a.
they grow stronger. until they are let
out early In the morning and allowed
10 roam all day. They can now be
led only morning and evening. unless
they are tame enough 70 come for il
Il noon When this old we feed them
entirely on sour miIk-curd and onions.
and onion tops finely cut They eat
Ihis in preference 10 any other feed.
md thrive well on il. They should lie
taught 10 rooSt in the COOP. on account
u night rains They are now old
.nough 70 nv mp on roosfs. These
an b. placed in the coop across one
End. We feed and care for them thus
until fall. when we add grain 70 the
'urd first wheat. then corn. Many
persons DO not feed during the season
hat grasshoppcrs and worms are !
plenty. but we think they will pay well Al
time for the curd and grain !
yiyen them This plan Of raising
turkeys we have used successfully for
Tcars. and so well does il work that il
me Of the young should die through
he season we would think strange %
:. And we call our way II rearing :
turkeys grandmother's plan. No
IoauJ Stockman and Formcr.