Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-23
THE GREATECONOMIC VALUE
OF 3l4 EGGS IN 365 DA VS.

years to eight years old are better
than eggs from younger ones The
eggs may he Matched by turkey hens
or by chicken hens, or by the incuba-
tor, whichever you prefer But in any
case. you should see that the poults
do not enter life handicapped with
a load of sucking lice. If the eggs
are hatchcd by chicken hens you will
have To Dc very tiCular about this.
10 be ON the safe side 1t is best to
dust the hen about twice during the
period of incubation with some good
insect powder. IT, at the times the
puults are hatchcd there is any sign
OF lice on them. they may be creased
lightly with lard on the head. under
the legs and under the wings. and
this Will protect them for short
while. But even after they have
begun to grow, they must be watched.
Tor they are very delicate before the
red has begun TO show.
when the poults are ready to leave
the nest move the mother hen and
her young into "A clean cook. which
should be reasonably large, so that
Il the weather becomes lnclcment the
poGlts can be kept cooped in comfort.
Always keep the cOops clean. Young
turqesy soon get sick when their coops
are in Il fifty condition AS soon as
the poults be gin to move about, let
llltnl OUT WHEN IL is uIN, uut keep
them in out of all dampness and dew.
They should be kept in nights until
they acr able to take care of them
selves.
Bread and milk contain elements
most valuable I'm the growing of all
kinds of fowls. and this may be made
the sole feed of the poults for the
first two days. The turkeys should
not be fed until they have been out
I,,It hn .t l.
bread in sweet milk and squeeze 1t AS
dry as possible and it is ready for the
poults. Sour bread or buttermilk
should not be used. and the feed
should not be use daftcr it ha ssoured
after being mixed up. Every two
hours for the first ie wdays, feed the
pouts all of this food they Will eat
up cleanly. After you have fed the
! bread and milk Tor a few days. add "A
| little hard boiled egg chopped up to
the feed. At the same time add about
| two per cent fine sand to the feed.
| When this ration has been fed two
| or thrc days, you may discontinue
feeding the poults so often. and may
add IA supply of cracked wheat to the
ration. In few days more. digcon-
inue feeding the eggs, and add "A ittls
beef scrap to the ration. BE sure
the meat scrap Is not in the least sour
or tainted. The grit should be kept
up by all means AS the poults grow
older the grit may become coarser
and in time crushed oyster shell Will
prove valuable.
Always peek pure and fresh water
before the pcu' \ supply of char
coal in reach o the poults may also
be good in preventing intestinal dis
orders Charcoa is safeguard
against fermentation in the crop.
When turkeys have been safely car .
ried over the first few weeks, which
is the delicate period of their lives.
delicate of fowls, they become much
more hardy than are chickens, or
most other fowls for that matter.
After three or four weeks the poults
may begin to receive the coarser
grains in their diet. They Will thrive
~ smost any kind of grain If they
are given reasonable amount OF
ground to range over and pick their
own diet from. There is no better
feed for turkeys that are grown and
have a good range than whole corn.
but II is not as good as the small
grains for turkeys that have small!
range n for growing turkeys.
When n turkey becomes sick II
should be isolated from the rest of the
flock an dtrcated according to the
malady Extreme cleanliness in the
feeding reduces the possibility of bow
el troubles to the minimum. This
Is one Of the most important details
in turkey raising. Overlooking, also
often causes tho death of many prom
Using Doults.