Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02

it is a perfect wonder how 1 ever raised
any.
l. set the few eggs 1 had and only
raised three turkeys. Although almost
every egg Matched
| didn't get discouraged / was hap
by for l knew the turkeys were all right,
but l was dissatisfied with my knowI-
edge of raising them.
read everything l found about tur-
keys. The next spring my hens laid
about forty-five eggs apiece | set the
first two clutches under chicken hens
and the third clutch under the turkey
hen.
When you don't want the turkey hen to
sit let her stay on the nest about three
days, then take her off and fill the nest
with something. She will quit and go
back to laying in about ten days or two
weeks. She should be fed we'll once a
day for the first week after setting those
three days.
The dogs have to be rather quick if
they get any of my turkey eggs for l
take every egg out of the nest each day
and my turkeys lay just as well without
eggs nthe nest as with them.
1t is best to let the turkey hen SCI
where she lays as it is less trouble. but
if there is any danger of anything both
ering her move her. ! have often moved
them and when 1 do then | make a nest
as near like hers was as ! can. l put
the eggs in and put an open coop or box
over her. The third day I feed and water
her, about the sixth day l turn this coop
up in the afternoon and let her come out
and take exercise. After that 1 raise
the coop about every third day, let her
come out for food and exercise. Always
watch them to see that they go back.
Sometimes after nine days you can leave
the coop off.
+ When / set turkey eggs under chicken
hens / set them on the ground as turkey
eggs will not hatch we'll if not set on the
ground
Before you put the eggs under the hen
get some dip to destroy lice on poultry.
Prepare it according to directions and
don't just dip the hen but wash her
until every feather on her is wet.
dip or wash every turkey l have
once or twice year in this dip. When
you make il put it in a vessel and set
where you are sure nothing will drink
it, as, ] suppose, il is very poisonous.
II will keep for some time, and you will
not have to make each time. l dip every
hen before ] put any kind of eggs under
them. Be sure to let their feathers be
thoroughly dry before you give them
the eggs.
When the eggs hatch. keep the hen on
if YOU can for forty-eight hours. You
may feed the hen some corn to keep
her from getting restless but do not
feed the poults until they are forty
eight hours old.
| make boiled custard with the sugar
left out In their first food I give lit
tie ginger or black pepper, and on cold
or rainy days I give just a little black
pepper for a stimulant. They will not
eat much at once. but must be fed
often-about FIVE times day--for the
first two weeks.
. After a week or ten days they can be
fed stale bread soaked in sweet milk.
soft but not sloppy. This may sound
very expensive, but it is not, as young
turkeys do not eat much.
Sometimes give them chopped onions
in their food, and always keep charcoal
in the drinking water. Also give them
plenty of buttermilk TO drink.
Put "A little permanganate of potaSh
in the water about once a week
The plain old copperas in their water
is good if one takes Indigestion.
They may begin to eat rye or wheat
after two weeks.
Do not put young turkeys in the chick