Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21

turkeys, I will try to write so anyone
can understand.
How often one hears people say that
turkeys are hard to hatch and raise.
1t is a settled fact that turkeys cannot
be raised under the same conditions as
most chickens are, as we know that
the turkey is not domesticated the
same as a chicken, but we do know
that If turkeys are given range and
a place to thrive, with good, sensible
care, they become as easy to raise as
chickens.
Before saying anything about the
Matching of eggs, let US consider the
breeding stock that produces the eggs.
The question arises, Are you sure
your stock is in the best condition to
breed from?" The best condition means
that they should be well matured, Wig
orous and free from diseases. AS the
breeders are the foundation of your
flock of young turkeys this coming
year you should note carefully this I'M
portant point, as those who breed from
the late Matched or scrubs are, as
rule. the ones to complain that tur-
keys are hard to raise.
Some amateurs say: my turkey
eggs don't hatch well. What is the
trouble? feed them all they want to
eat and give them the best of care"
There are quite a few reasons for eggs
the turkeys not being healthy, others
because the stock is confined in too
small q yard, but the principal reason
is because the turkeys are too rat, not
having been reduced in. flesh during
the winter, after they were selected
from the flock that was fattened for
market.
adian peas once a day during the Win
ter and spring, and about a month be-
fore laying time begin to feed some
ground bone once or twice week.
The ground bone tends to make them
Law earlier and makes the eggs more
fertile, especially If there is no green
food to be obtained in the fields
About two weeks before they COM
mence to lay place some barrels on
their sides, along the fences near brush
heaps. a little way from the house,
and nut some straw and leaves in each
with a. nest egg. BY making nests In
this manner you will have no trouble
in keeping the turkeys from running
away, thereby losing part OF the
eggs.
unon each egg the date and name of
hen laying same. By doing this you
know how old each egg is and can
keep the pedigree of each turkey when
hatched. AS quickly as the eggs are
secured they are put In room Where
the temperature ranges from 30 to 6O
degrees and turned once in one or TWO
days until you want them to set.
Those who have observed carefully
know that generally when the first
turkey commences to set the last one
of the flock begins to lay, and to keep
the first turkeys laying break them up
and make them lay second litter.
When the turkeys are half through
laving (about twenty days from the
time the first egg is laid), gather all
the eggs laid up to that time and set
them under chicken hens, giving eight
or nine to each hen, according TO ner
disposition and size. The nest is made
one foot high and fifteen inches
square on the sides. In one side there
is an opening for the hen to enter.
A frame of muslin is hinged on the top
for a cover, ventilation and conVe-
nience.
Set the turkev eggs under hens so
as to get more eggs from the turkeys
and because there will be no disturb
ance from coyotes, skunks. etc. Two
or three times the sitting hens should
be busted with insect powder until
Won are sure. there are no lice left to
disturb the poults. Enough gentle sit
ting turkey hens are kept in reserve
to take care of the poults when
Matched.
when the eggs are about to hatch
(about twenty-seven days., give Few
Of them to each turkey to hatch, so
that she will own the young poults.
I have had turkeys that after sitting