scalded. After picking, put them in ice water until 

 thoroughly cooled. N. B. Make the drinking ves- 

 sel deep enough for the duckling to wet his nostrils, 

 or they will become clogged with dirt or soft food 

 and make him sick. 



HATCHING GEESE. 



Geese develop as well in the incubator as under 

 geese or hens, but goslings are not very dexterous 

 in breaking the shell, hence many are lost, because 

 few persons know how to help the process. When 

 the hatch is due hold the egg in a strong light 

 and try to see where the gosling is tapping the shell, 

 which you can often do. Make a small hole with 

 the point of a penknife, and if no blood oozes out 

 make another hole in the large end of the egg, and 

 chip away the shell between the two points first, and 

 then gradually break away enough to free the bird. 

 If you cannot see where the bill lies, put the egg in 

 warm water, mark the spot which lies uppermost, 

 and make the first incision there. With gentle care 

 nearly all may be saved. Feed goslings the same 

 as ducklings, adding green food early, and keep out 

 of the water until feathered. 



HATCHING TURKEYS. 



There is no difficulty in hatching good turkey 

 eggs in a good incubator. Treat the eggs precisely 

 as you would hen eggs, except that the moisture 



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