96 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION How long does it require for goose eggs to hatch ? 

 ANSWER Thirty days. 



QUESTION How many goose eggs can be safely entrusted to 

 a hen for hatching? 



ANSWER Five or six. Small hens should not be used. 



QUESTION What is the best green stuff to raise in the pond 

 for geese? 



ANSWER Water grass and wild rice. 



QUESTION How can one tell when the feathers on geese are 

 ripe for picking? 



ANSWER When they can be pulled out clean without a bloody 

 liquid adhering to the quill. 



QUESTION Will a very rough shed answer for roosting quar- 

 ters for turkeys in coldest winter weather ? 



ANSWER Yes ; all they require is protection from driving snow, 

 sleet, and rain. They will do better roosting out in the open air most 

 of the time. 



QUESTION How long can geese be kept profitably as breeders ? 

 ANSWER From five to eight years. 



QUESTION What are green ducks? 



ANSWER Green ducks is a term applied to young ducks of 

 from 8 to 12 weeks of age. 



QUESTION How many eggs will the Bronze turkey lay in a 

 year? 



ANSWER From t\$enty to forty. 



QUESTION What are the small fleshy protuberances on the 

 head of a turkey called? 

 ANSWER Caruncles. 



QUESTION W T hat is the bean of a duck ? 



ANSWER It is the hard bean-shaped protuberance growing at 

 the tip of the upper mandible of the bill. 



QUESTION Will very young ducklings be injured by being out 

 in a hard rain ? 



ANSWER Yes. They may drown. It is a mistaken idea that 

 clucks must be in a pond all the time and that they cannot get too 

 much water. 



