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distinct advantage to have as many yards as possible so as to 

 furnish fresh forage, for birds roaming over their entire pas- 

 turage soon trample it to such an extent that it becomes un- 

 attractive for them. In case the 

 number of yards is limited, a port- 

 able strip of fence confining the 

 turkeys to a portion of the yard 

 at a time is very effective. It is 

 very important for turkeys to have 

 ample pasturage during their 

 period of active growth, as they 

 consume great amounts of green 

 stuff". The accompanying dia- 

 grams may furnish suggestions 

 for the planning of the yards 

 and night enclosure. 



The shelter should be provided 

 with a roof for protection from 

 rain and for shade. It should 

 also be provided with a box and 

 straw for small-sized turkeys, and 

 roosts for larger ones. Lots 

 hatched at long intervals from 

 one another will do better if kept 

 apart. There will be no trouble 

 with birds flying over fences if 



urage from being spoiled by tramp- they are shut lu cvery uight after 

 ling, c, three yards, into rach of feeding, and otlierwisc kept con- 

 tented. Turkeys have quite dif- 

 ferent feeding habits from chickens. 

 Instead of being continually busy 

 about something or other, their 

 feeding times are alternated with long periods of rest, and 

 young turkeys raised in the brooder probably do much better 

 than those that are continually stirred up by the clucking of 

 an old hen. 



If turkeys are raised in such enclosures, where their move- 

 ments are completely controlled, it will be found that their 

 care is no more exacting than the care of chickens. As long as 



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Fig. 5. — Plans for Turkey Yards^S, 

 night shelter, from which gates con- 

 nect with yards. A, single yard, pro- 

 vided with movable partition. B, 

 double yard, with single shelter; a 

 movable partition prevents the past- 



which the shelter opens. D, four 

 yards, which may be provided with 

 either one or two shelters. E, six 

 yards, built around the night shelter, 

 which may be subdivided if desired. 



