. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 526 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING likely to disturb their appetite and egg yield. For example, mature stock that has never been fed on corn will not eat it at first, and may never really learn to relish it, whereas if they are brought up on a part corn diet it is one of their best-liked grains. Feeding and Watering.—Cinder natural conditions, the food of the duck is both animal and vegetable, consisting of fish, water insects, grasses and so forth, therefore when the birds are raised under a somewhat artificial environment this diet must be imi- tated to se
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 526 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING likely to disturb their appetite and egg yield. For example, mature stock that has never been fed on corn will not eat it at first, and may never really learn to relish it, whereas if they are brought up on a part corn diet it is one of their best-liked grains. Feeding and Watering.—Cinder natural conditions, the food of the duck is both animal and vegetable, consisting of fish, water insects, grasses and so forth, therefore when the birds are raised under a somewhat artificial environment this diet must be imi- tated to secure the most satisfactory results. Unlike the hen,. I Fig. 324.—Ducks are heavy drinkers. the duck has no crop, the food passing from the bill to the giz- zard; in consequence the food must be largely of a soft char- acter. Too much hard food does not agree with these birds— they will not thrive upon it, hence it is inadvisable. While a proper selection of the food is highly important to secure rapid growth, the necessary ingredients are the simplest grains, usually wheat middlings, wheat bran, corn meal and low grade flour, to which should be added beef scraps and, where necessary, shredded alfalfa or other green food. The following is an excellent ration for breeders, whose food should not, of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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