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Fig. 156. An effective method of confining a "cluck" and her "peeps." 



319. Turkeys are native to North America. While 

 they have lost much of their shyness and roving dispo- 

 sition by long association with man, they still must 

 have the run of a large place for best success. The 

 Bronze, White Holland and Black Norfolk are the most 

 popular strains. 



320. The Care of Young Poultry. Freshly hatched 

 fowls of all classes are quite delicate and therefore call 

 for special attention. It is important that they be kept 

 warm and dry until the feathers are fairly well developed. 

 Unless the mothers are confined at night, they will most 

 likely lead the young chickens into the wet, dewy grass 

 in the early morning hours. Nothing is so important as 

 warm, dry coops and regular feeding in rearing young 

 chickens, turkeys, ducks or geese. The feed should be 

 specially prepared and offered five to seven times during 

 the day. No feed is needed for the first day or two. The 

 first food should be such as may be digested without grit, 



