Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-10
POULTRY RAISING.
Care and Feeding of Breeding Geese

Geese do not require warm winter
quarters. The floor of their pens
should be well supplied with plenty of
clean. dry straw
Their food in winter should consist
OF whole grain as, oats and barley or
oats and corn. equal parts by weight) =,
fed from troughs. all they care to eat
Boiled potatoes or sliced roots should
also be literally fed. They should be
let out on range early in spring, and
as soon as the grass and clover become
abundant this will be sufficient food
until fall
Care and Feeding of Goslings.
Goslings should not be disturbed
until tWenty-four hours Of age. At
the end of one week, if the weather is
warm. they require"no artificial heat.
Until they are strong enough they
should be confined to small movable
runs and coops. and these should be
moved each day to supply fresh grass.
Keep their sleeping places clean. For
the first few days they should be fed
on dry bread. soaked in skim milk and
fed crumbly. After ten days change
to ground grain such as, three-fourths
shorts and One-forrth either corn or
barley meal. ;" This should he moistened
with milk and fed similar to the bread
and milk. Feed: little and Often AS
soon as they are three weeks of age
gradually wean them to grass and
clover pasture. Always keep fresh
water before them. If they are to be
fattened. cOnfine them to small runs
for a week or ten days and feed them
Oh ration Of about two parts corn
and one Of shorts mixed WITH sour
milk. and feed all they care to eat.
Care and Feeding of Breeding Ducks.
House breeding ducks in winter
similar to geese. They do best if pro-
vided with a pond to swim ill., They
must always be supplied with plenty
Of drinking water. They should be
kept in moderate condition until about
a month before mating time. when
more liberal feeding is required. Food
should then consist Of mill feeds. A
good ration is as follows: Equal parts
by weight Of bran shorts and corn or
barley meal, mixed crumbly with skim
milk. Feed twice day. If possible
mix chopped roots. grass or clover
leaves with the mill feeds or feed sep
aratcly all they care to eat Give them
plenty Of range
Care and Feeding of Ducl1lings.
II
lar to goslings. A very satisfactory
ration for them is as follows For three
or four days feed one part hard-boiled
eggs mixed with three parts dry bread.
Mix shell and all. Gradually change
to equal parts by weight Of corn or
barley meal, bran and shorts, mixed
crumbly with skim milk and three
times the bulk of chopped green stuff
as, onion tops. lettuce, beets, or cab
base. Feed often and literally for
about six weeks. If they are to be fat
tened, feed in small yards ration of
two parts corn or barley meal, one
part bran, one part shorts mixed with
skim milk. At eight weeks Of age
they should be ready for market. If
intended for breeding purposes, turn
out on free range so as to keep them
in good growing condition.-By G. E.
Brown, Crookston Experiment Station.
Those interested in ducks, geese and
turkeys may secure bulletins on these
subjects by applying to Agricultural
Extension Division, University Farm,
st. Paul, MINI.