TURKEY RAISING 



as much as possible, encouraging them during the summer 

 and fall to come home only at night to roost. 



If any birds become seriously sick it will not as a rule 

 pay to attempt treatment. Not only is treatment likely 

 to be futile but keeping a very sick bird around is a men- 

 ace in that it may lead to a spread of the disease through 

 the flock. Even birds which are not seriously sick and 

 which it is desired to treat should be separated from the 

 main flock for this purpose. With seriously sick birds it 

 is, therefore, best to kill them as soon as discovered. The 

 bodies of such birds should be either burned or else 

 buried deeply so that there will be no chance of the 

 spread of the infection from this source. 



Where turkeys are housed during the severe winter 

 weather in the North, it is necessary to keep the house 

 in a very clean sanitary condition if the turkeys are to 

 remain in the best of health. The droppings should be 

 kept well cleaned out and it is also desirable to spray the 

 house occasionally with some disinfectant. During the 

 summer also it is desirable to clean up the droppings fre- 

 quently from under the outdoor roosting places so that a 

 large accumulation of this material will not take place. 

 If there are any small areas of ground near the house used 

 by the turkeys a great deal and if there is any reason to 

 suspect that these places may be sources of infection to 

 the flock it is well to lime this ground and then turn it 

 over. 



Precaution should be taken in feeding young turkeys 

 to see that the feed is thrown on clean ground or on 



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