Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . t roasters when about tenweeks of age, as they do not gain much in weight after thattime and they eat a large amount of feed. This will soonprevent any profit. Save the feathers—they bring a goodprice. You can expect to obtain about 1 pound of feathers RATIONS AND METHODS OF FEEDING 345 from a dozen young ducks when killed for market. After thetenth or eleventh week they begin to develop many large pin-feathers, which make dressing more laborious. In housing ducks there should be 2 square feet of floor spacefor each duck. Clean straw should be provided,
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . t roasters when about tenweeks of age, as they do not gain much in weight after thattime and they eat a large amount of feed. This will soonprevent any profit. Save the feathers—they bring a goodprice. You can expect to obtain about 1 pound of feathers RATIONS AND METHODS OF FEEDING 345 from a dozen young ducks when killed for market. After thetenth or eleventh week they begin to develop many large pin-feathers, which make dressing more laborious. In housing ducks there should be 2 square feet of floor spacefor each duck. Clean straw should be provided, which shouldcover the entire floor to a depth of 6 or 7 inches. Ducks make their nests on the floor by burrowing into thestraw. The floor must be dry. The roof need not be high. Theremust be plenty of fresh air, but no drafts. A fence 18 inches to 2 feet high with 2-inch mesh will holdthe ducks in the yard. Do not frighten ducks by moving them by aid of a lanternat night. Laying ducks under these conditions may partiallycease to FiQ. -Convenient nests for the duck house. These are made on thefloor. Breeding geese may be fed chopped turnips, mangles, fed inmash with cornmeal, wheat bran, and ground oats, the grainbeing used in equal parts. The mash is always fed wet. Geese must also be provided with grit and an abundance offresh water. Breeding geese must not be allowed to become too fat. In white geese it is somewhat difficult to differentiate theyoung goose from the young gander. The voice of the male ismore shrill and fine and he is usually larger in body. Thefemale usually has a harsh, coarse voice. The goslings need careful attention during the first week. ?346 POULTRY CULTURE Like the adult, they must be fed only a mash, which usuallyconsists of cornmeal, 10 pounds; meat scrap, 1 pound, mixedwith clabber milk or buttermilk, or the following ration maybe given. Low grade flour 10 pounds. Cornmeal 10 Oatmeal 10 Barley m-eal 10 Nutritive ratio, 1 : This is
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