POULTRY FOR PROFIT 211 



of a Southern California man who cured it by ban- 

 daging the crop. 



In general the diseases of turkeys are the same 

 as those of chickens and are cured by the same rem- 

 edies, but if turkeys have range and sleep in the 

 open, are kept free from lice and not overfed, they 

 will be little troubled by disease. 



THE CRITICAL TIME 



It is often said that a poult a month old is as good 

 as raised, and this is probably true if it has not been 

 overfed during this month, but a turkey that has 

 been overfed will often not show the effect of over- 

 feeding till it is about two months old, when it will 

 droop and die of liver trouble. Just about the time 

 they begin to show the red is another critical time, 

 and the poults should be given plenty of meat and 

 green food till it is passed. 



Many breeders pull out or cut off the flight feath- 

 ers of the wings when the poults are a week old. 

 They are said to be much stronger and to grow 

 much faster when they have not the weight of the 

 wings to carry. Probably it is with poults as with 

 Leghorns and other Mediterraneans, the strength 

 of the body seems to go into the wings and cutting 

 them gives the body a better chance. 



RULES FOR TURKEY RAISING 



The essentials for success in raising turkeys may 

 be summed up in these eight rules: 



1. Don't overfeed. 



2. Keep them free from lice. 



3. Avoid dampness. 



4. Keep coops on clean ground. 



5. Give free range after the first month and plenty 



of room always. 



