. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . THE REPORT OF THE Xo. 40 Very little difficulty will be experienced with vermin of any kind, but ducksare not immune to disease. The most common disease among young and growingducks is indigestion. This may be caused by damp, chilly quarters, or by improperfeeding, such as sudden change of feed and irregular feeding. Leg weakness andsunstroke are also common ailments among ducks. The first is due to over-feedingor feeding too large an amount of nitrogenous matter and not providing a sufficientamount of bulky and succulent food. On large duck plants,
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . THE REPORT OF THE Xo. 40 Very little difficulty will be experienced with vermin of any kind, but ducksare not immune to disease. The most common disease among young and growingducks is indigestion. This may be caused by damp, chilly quarters, or by improperfeeding, such as sudden change of feed and irregular feeding. Leg weakness andsunstroke are also common ailments among ducks. The first is due to over-feedingor feeding too large an amount of nitrogenous matter and not providing a sufficientamount of bulky and succulent food. On large duck plants, more than one-halfof the bulk of the food is made up of finely-cut green corn, green clover, green ryeor green oats. Any tendency towards leg-weakness is generally overcome by thismethod of feeding. The first feed for ducklings should be made of equal parts of bran or shorts,corn meal, and low-grade fiour. Add to this about 5 per cent, beef scrap. Feed itmoistened or slightly wet, five times a day, all they will eat up clean, for the first. Where 50,000 Ducks are turned out annually. three weeks, and after that only three times a day. Some grit or sharp sandshould occasionally be added to this mash. From the very first some green foodshould be cut up fine and mixed with it, gradually increasing the quantity untilhalf the bulk is green food. An abundance of good clean drinking water must begiven, but a pond or running water is not necessary at all, as ducks can be grownjust as well without it. Provide plenty of shade, as ducks cannot stand the hotrays of the sun beating down on them. By judicious feeding and forcing from start to finish, ducks should weighfrom eight to twelve pounds per pair at ten weeks of age. Probably the Pekin isthe best breed to raise, as they make the most rapid and most economic gains ofany. It is generally supposed that more grain is required to grow a pound of duckthan to produce a pound of chicken, but this is not the case, as carefully conductedexper
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