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Title: Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Fiske, George B. (George Burnap), 1868-
Subjects: Poultry
Publisher: New York : O. Judd Co.
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l lay in the same nest. To preventthis, a nest in which a turkey has commenced to lay is,after she has deposited her egg, shut up for the remainderof the day, to keep out intruders. When the crows eateggs laid in the nests that are far from the house, theyare frightened away by strings stretched across near thenest. Glass nest eggs are used. Eggs are gathereddaily, to prevent their being chilled, and that rats maynot get them. They are kept in pans, having a few oatsin the bottom to prevent their rolling about. Each pan-ful holds two sittings, and is dated, that their age maybe known. When a hen stays on the iiest for two nights,seventeen of the oldest eggs are given her ; the eggs laidby her during the two days are not left in the nest. Thenests are first shaped, so that they will not be so flat asto allow the eggs to roll out, or so deep as to cause themto be piled one upon another. The turkeys seem to dobetter if not fed while sitting. Those occupying nesta TUKKEYS ON THE FAKM. 313
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FIG. 123. THE PRIZE BRONZE TURKEY. CUs bird won the grand prize offered by the New York fanciers club some yearsaso. He was two years old, weighed forty-five pounds, and was bred bySherman Hartwfll, of Connecticut. With seven fine liens, he was bouRht by■William Simpson, and exhibited at numerous poultry shows in England, can-tnrlnsr prizes In every case, and proving superior to any English-bred turlceys.The fine i)lcture we present Is from an Instantaneous photograph by Smalls»talceu for the American Agriculturist, and drawn by Keeler. S14 FfiOFITS IN POULTRY, near together are looked after dail)^ to see that theyreturn to their own nests. Mr. Tucker at first experienced some trouble in hav-ing turkeys come off with a few young, those late inhatching being left to their fate. This was partly over-come by setting eggs of the same age. By feeding henswith dough when the eggs are due to hatch, they arealso contented to stay on the nest longer. When theturkeys are a couple of days old

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