Show L TO UNIQUE PLAN FOR TURKEYS timely hints fir using restricted stricter ed d range idea the tha discovery that turkeys can be successfully raised in confinement Is leading to more extended use of I 1 that method below are listed some suggestions gest ions lons for turkey producers who are arc intending to follow the restricted range plan this plan should he be followed spec specifically lOcally if the turkeys are to be raised successfully two ya yard rd areas should be provided one called the brooder range the other termed the rearing range the first being near the brooder house the second to be used after the boults no longer need brooder hent heat there should be sod ground that Is not infested with back blackhead head and where chickens have not ranged recently it seems to be impossible to kl keep beep turkeys free from blackhead if they are allowed to mix with chickens otherwise they may be brooded blooded and fed the same as baby chicks with all feed given in hoppers approximately boults can be brooded blooded in a 10 by 12 brooder house tills this should be used for the first arst eight to ten weeks after which the boults should be moved to the summer range quarters as no further heat will be required u I 1 red four separate yards should be provided adjacent to the brooder house each should contain square feet of sod and each should be used only two weeks so that the boults will have access to fresh ground every two weeks from the brooder house the young turkeys should be moved to the rear ing range where a cheap ro shelter should be provided A range of one acre of sod Is considered sufficient for young from the age of eight weeks until they are marketed this area should be divided into four sections and each section used in succession one month the secret of successful turkey raising rests lar largely gelyon on providing fresh ground and hopper feeding dil all feed coupled of course with strong healthy boults and a suitable ration in the selection of range it should not be hosen where chickens ranged recently or where there is a possibility of drainage from the poultry yard reaching the turkey range it Is desirable to have all of the boults the same age there Is no question but that turkeys can be successfully raised in confinement and that it cops aws not pay to let turkeys range for their feed 11 II 1 L kempster blisso missouri url college of agriculture |