lOO The Essentials of Poultry Raising 



the following day, the poults should be given a mixture of hard- 

 boiled egg and soft bread crumbs. After the fourth day this 

 may be replaced with hulled oats, cracked corn, and cracked 

 wheat. 



250. Rainstorms and Dew Fatal to Poults. Young turkeys 

 must not be allowed to run in the grass when the dew is on 

 or allowed to be in heavy rainstorms. 



251. Mash. Feed for Young Turkeys. Young turkeys should 

 be given one of the mash feeds outlined under chick feeding 

 (233). This should be given three times a day till they are 

 eight weeks old. After that time the poults should be allowed 

 to run to the dry mash hopper and secure their mash in dry 

 form when they like. 



252. Suitable Places for Raising Ducks and Geese. Young 

 ducks and geese. need a shady, grassy run and should not be 

 raised with chickens or turkeys. 



253. Feeds Suitable for Young Ducks and Geese. All feed 

 given to young ducks and geese should be in a wet form, as 

 dry feed may clog up the nose. Ducks should have plenty of 

 water in shallow dishes. Green feed in the form of sprouted 

 oats, short grass, or range grass is essential. 



254. When to Feed Ducklings and Goslings. Young ducks 

 and goslings should be fed on the third day after the first one 

 begins to pip out of the shell. They should then be given four 

 times a day ground feed mixture made wet with water. Do not 

 give ducklings or goslings milk. They must have plenty of grit. 



255. Good Feeds for Ducklings and Goslings: 



Corn meal 2 pounds 



Wheat bran 2 pounds 



Beef meal 1 pound 



No. 2 flour 1 pound 



Green stuff 1 pound 



Wheat bran 10 pounds 



Wheat middlings 5 pounds 



Corn meal 3 pounds- 

 Meat or fish scrap ,..„ 2 pounds 



