999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 95 



QUESTION How many geese should be mated to a gander ? 



ANSWER One gander will sometimes do for two or three 

 geese, but geese generally mate in pairs, and better results will be 

 obtained in that way. 



QUESTION How many ducks should be mated to one drake? 

 ANSWER About five. 



QUESTION What is the average weight of Toulouse goslings 

 at the age of one month ? 



ANSWER About 4^2 Ibs. 



QUESTION Do turkeys have worms? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is it necessary to keep the turkey torn with the 

 turkey hens during the entire breeding season? 



ANSWER No. It would be a good idea to allow the male to 

 run with the females at least two or three weeks. One union of the 

 sexes is sufficient to fertilize all the eggs the hen will lay in two 

 or three months. Turkeys differ from chickens in this respect. 



QUESTION What is a poult? 

 ANSWER A newlv hatched turkey. 



QUESTION Which breed of ducks is the best layer? 

 ANSWER The Indian Runner. 



QUESTION How soon will ducks begin to lay ? 

 ANSWER At about eight months. 



QUESTION Can geese be kept success fulr? in confinement? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION What are the two principal varieties of geese? 

 ANSWER The Toulouse and the Embden. 



QUESTION Which is the heaviest breed of geese? 



ANSWER The Toulouse and the Embden both weigh the same, 

 except the young goose, which the standard fixes at one pound heav- 

 ier in the Embden variety. Adult ganders weigh 20 pounds and 

 adult geese 18 pounds. 



QUESTION Do geese make good mothers ? 

 ANSWER No. 



