TURKEY RAISING 



the size of the hen, while chicken hens of the general 

 purpose type such as the Plymouth Rock will cover 

 from 8 to 10 eggs. Unfortunately, in an effort to utilize 

 the turkey or chicken hens to the fullest advantage, there 

 is a great tendency to place more eggs under them than 

 they can properly cover. The result of this is that one 

 or more of the eggs is considerably exposed to the weather 

 and is likely to become chilled. As the hen moves the 

 eggs around in the nest all or most of the eggs may in 

 turn be exposed to this same condition, with the result 

 that the hatch is entirely spoiled or very poor. It is not 

 infrequent for turkey raisers to try to set from 21 to 

 2 3 eggs under a medium sized turkey hen or 13 under a 

 chicken hen. Such a practice will not give good results. 



Nest for Sitting Hen 



In constructing or preparing a nest for sitting turkey 

 or chicken hens it is best to make it on the ground. A 

 little earth can be hollowed out of the ground so as to 

 make a depression deep enough to keep the eggs from 

 rolling out of the nest. Clean straw or hay can then 

 be used as a thin covering over this hollow to form a 

 nest and to prevent the eggs from being directly on the 

 ground. A good-sized roomy coop should be placed over 

 the nest and the hen to keep her from being disturbed. 



Where only a few hens are kept and where there is 

 little danger of loss of eggs or of the hen being disturbed 

 by marauding animals, good results will be obtained by 



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