BROODING AND REARING YOUNG STOCK 



tion it might be well to state that where it is possible to 

 do so, it is well to feel of the crops of some of the turkeys 

 when they come in at night from the range. If the crops 

 are full very little feed should be given, while if the crops 

 are partly empty, more feed can be used to advantage. 

 Feeling the crop in this way is a guide to the amount of 

 grain which should be given. 



Green feed and grit can usually be found by the poults 

 if they range outside of their coop. If they are not avail- 

 able, however, they must be supplied. Chopped onion 

 tops, lettuce leaves, dandelion leaves, kale, cabbage and 

 alfalfa make good green feed. Coarse sand furnishes a 

 satisfactory form of grit. Charcoal should be available 

 to the poults as this is an excellent preventative for di- 

 gestive troubles. While the hen is confined to the coop 

 she must be carefully fed as well as the poults. To do 

 this give her a feed twice a day of all of the grains such 

 as equal parts wheat, corn and oats, which she will eat up. 

 In addition to this she must be supplied with green feed, 

 Water and grit where she can help herself. As an aid 

 to keeping her in first-class condition an occasional feed 

 of meat scrap or fresh lean meat of some kind will be 

 very valuable and is greatly relished. 



In feeding the hen while she is confined to the coop be 

 sure to feed her inside while the poults are fed outside of 

 the coop. If the poults are given their feed inside the 

 coop the hen may eat a large part of it away from them, 

 but if they are fed outside it is easier to gauge the amount 

 they are eating and to regulate it more intelligently. 



