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they be taken from the nest and placed for about a 

 minute in water heated to 104 degrees. 



Feeding Goslings 



After the goslings hatch they are left under the 

 hen for twenty-four hours and are then moved to a 

 dry, comfortable coop. The following rations for 

 goslings are recommended by prominent breeders : 



(1) Two parts corn meal, 1 part shorts, 10 per 

 cent beef scrap. Moisten with water till crumbly 

 and feed what they will eat up clean three times a 

 day for a month. After this grass and water is all 

 they require. 



(2) For thirty-six to forty-eight hours give 

 nothing but grass, then feed every two to three 

 hours 1 part corn meal, 2 parts shorts moistened 

 and squeezed almost dry. Avoid sloppy food and 

 feed sparingly. After a week give scalded cracked 

 corn and a grass run. 



Goslings should not be allowed to swim till fully 

 feathered. 



Feeding Breeders 



The following rations are recommended for breed- 

 ing stock : 



(1) Morning: Shorts and corn meal, equal parts, 

 mixed to crumbly state with 10 per cent beef scrap. 

 Feed only what they will eat up quickly. 



Afternoon: Whole grain, oats, barley and corn 

 in small boxes. Plenty of shell and pure water and 

 grass range. 



(2) Four parts bran, 2 parts shorts, 1 part corn 

 meal. Ground meat and cooked vegetables fre- 

 quently added. This ration is dampened with skim 

 milk or water and fed morning and evening with a 

 little whole corn at noon in winter. Grit and shell 

 always before them. 



