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School: Balrath (roll number 9770)

Location:
Balrath, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 064

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 064

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  1. Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

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    Hatching Duck Eggs
    When you want to have ducks you get a clutch of eggs from some one who has the breed you want. Then you get a box and put a bit of straw in it for a nest. Then put the box in a quiet place where no hens will interfere with it. The duck never hatches.
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  2. Care of Our Farm Animals - Hatching Turkeys

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    A lot of people in this district are very fond of turkeys. Every year we keep a turkey. Sometimes the turkey lays up to 20 eggs. They are a month hatching. They are put down in a box with straw under them in a place where
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Moore
    Gender
    Female