PRACTICAL FEEDING OF POULTRY 



During the fall months and at the time when turkeys 

 are getting in shape for market they will pick up many 

 nuts and in some sections they pick up sufficient nuts such 

 as beechnuts, chestnuts, acorns and pecans to get them in 

 good market condition without additional feeding. As a 

 rule, however, it pays to give additional feed previous to 

 marketing. 



FEEDING PIGEONS 



The feeding of pigeons for squab raising is different 

 from the feeding of pigeons for flying purposes as more 

 expensive feeds are used for the flying birds. The 

 pigeons feed their own young so that it is necessary to 

 feed the breeding birds freely during the time that they 

 have squabs. The squabs are reared and fed by both of 

 the parent birds on a thick creamy mixture called pigeon 

 milk which is produced in the crop of the pigeons. Care 

 should be taken not to frighten or disturb the pigeons 

 right after feeding as at that time they usually feed thd 

 squabs. If the parent birds die the squabs may be re- 

 moved to another nest where there is only one squab or 

 they may be fed artificially. The latter process, however, 

 takes considerable time. 



FEEDING SQUAB BREEDERS 



Many varieties of grains are used in feeding pigeons. 

 A good mixture of staple grains may be made of equal 

 parts by weight of small whole com, liard red wheat, 

 Kaffir corn, and Canada peas, with a small quantity (about 



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