School: Ballyhogue
- Location:
- Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 204
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- When a person wants to call a hen they say, "chuck, chuck, chuck.".There are usually thirteen eggs just under a hen.The time for setting hens is in the month of February. There are thirteen eggs in a setting.The Crimson Rocks are the best layers. The Hens nests are in houses on straw on the ground.When hens lay out it is not easy to find the nests and sometimes there would be lots of eggs in the nest, it would usually be in the ditch faraway.The hens eat oats and sometimes meal and hot water mixed.
- The way to call a turkey is, "Peep, peep, peep.". The time for setting a turkey is in the last week of March.The turkeys have to get special food of their own because they are very delicate.They get stirabout to eat. Turkeys are always sold about Christmas.
