TURKEY RAISING 



Setting the Hen 



A turkey hen shows that she is ready to sit when she 

 becomes broody and stays on the nest for two or three 

 nights in succession. She may then be trusted with the 

 sitting of eggs. If, as is usually advisable, it is desired 

 to move the hen from the nest which she has selected 

 to another which has been prepared for her, she should 

 be moved to the new nest after dark, given a few nest 

 eggs and shut on the nest so that she cannot go back 

 to the old one. If she seems to be contented on the new 

 nest and sits quietly she can be allowed to come off on 

 the evening of the following day and the sitting of 

 eggs placed in the nest. In most cases on being let off 

 the nest she will return to the old nest. If she does so, 

 it is, of course, necessary to carry her back to the new 

 nest and confine her there. In most cases she will im- 

 mediately settle down on the eggs and seem to be con- 

 tented. It may happen, however, for two or three days 

 longer, that when she is let off in the evening she will 

 return to the old nest. Each time she does so it is neces- 

 sary to carry her back to the new nest but after three or 

 four days at most she will become used to the new nest 

 and will remain there. 



Management of Sitting Hen 



When left to themselves turkey hens frequently stay 

 on the nest for two or three days at a time without com- 



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