Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-24

AS compared with chickens, few tur-
Keys arc reared By tho average farmer.
The usual mortality In turkey chicks *.
under average treatment, largo--so large
ai TO cat up all the profits. a CORE
spondent Of tho Now York World writes:
My object is TO tell how large per
cent Of each brood hatchcd may DO
reared. In tho first place, ns turkey
chicks, mp to nearly or quito months
old. are very delicate, 1t Is absolutely CD
sential TO provide special sholtor for tho
young broods during this critical period.
| Wet and dampness must be avoided.
Tho turkey hon, as n rule. lays about ~
eggs. Tho best tlmo 20 hatch turkey
chicks by tho old time method is Ia tho
months Of May and June. As the turkey
hen sits very constantly. II is necdful in
most cascs TO remove her daily from her
nest TO DO fod. Caro- should be taken
that she Is returned TO It inside OF 20
minutes Besides this daily food It Is
well TO keep water and soft food always
within her reach.
Tho turkey chick breaks the shell from
tho Goth to the Goth day. Tho day but
one before tho Matching Is expected tho
hen ought 20 DO plontifully fed and an
ample supply Of water aud food placed
where she can reach Il. Then do not
disturb her again until the chicks arc
out DO not take tho chicks away from
tho nest until all are out. Turkey chicks
are very stupid about learning how to
eat, so considerable patience IS required
Ut tho first IN this matter. Tho very best
feeding for the first week Is hard boiled
eggs chopped fine. in which Is mixed
little minced dandelion. when tho latter
can DO ob;iined. After this feed bread
crumbs and little meal in which Is also
some egg.
At the end Of three weeks, small grain,
boiled potato--in fact, the dict usually
given 10 othor poultry-may DO fod. BY
judicious flooding, the first great danger,
which Is a tendency TO diarrhea. isayoid-
cd. The sccond danger to DO guarded
against. M | have already remarked. Is
cold and damp. A wotting IL fatal TO
young turkey chicks. so fully convinced
am ! Of this fact that | supply their
drinking water in such way that they
cannot wot themselves in IT, | never Let
the chicks out ON n gruss run until all
danger from dow Is past. Their exercise
is taken most Of tho timo on small
run nicely sandod.
At weeks TO months old tho chicks
become poults. whom the red, raled pro-
tuborances about tho throat have fairly
developed From this timo thoy are
hardy and may be loft TO their natural
inolinatious with safety. 80 far rs their
general health is concerned. Since |
have made up my mind TO give the extra
caro- and attention described In tho fore
going, during tho first two months after
Matching have had fairly romuncratiye
returns from my turkeys. To readers
who nro willing to do the same would
say, add u small flock of turkeys TO your
poultry yard. Where, however, special
provisions cannot OF will not DO made for
turkey chicks cannot advise turkeys as
profitable fowls.
our most experienced beekecpors con-
fess they have at.-a vs;sst.ises disap-
| pointed IN their efforts 10 Confino swarm
ing within reasonable limits. q. NJ. Doc.
little and other well known apiarists
| practice cutting out all queen cells but
one eight days after the first swarm has
issued.
Grit is n necessary ingredient IN chick
IN feed. IL Is also n necessary ingredi-
ont in successful men aud women.
\ hen writer makes bad break. lie
remarks, Newly hatchod incubator
chicks arc very percophble TO cold.' This
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