. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . colt liberally, but dont crowd it too colt that is well kept will be more apt to be an easier keeper than one poorly fed. 1910 FARMERS INSTITUTES. 89 GROWING DUCKS FOR C. Herner, 0. A. C, GuELPii. There is probably no branch of poultry keeping which receives so little atten-tion on the Ontario farms as that of the growing of clucks for market. I presumethis is due to the erroneous idea that ducks will eat more than they are worth, andthe farmer is, as a result, opposed to having ducks on the place. It must be ad-mitted that the duck
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . colt liberally, but dont crowd it too colt that is well kept will be more apt to be an easier keeper than one poorly fed. 1910 FARMERS INSTITUTES. 89 GROWING DUCKS FOR C. Herner, 0. A. C, GuELPii. There is probably no branch of poultry keeping which receives so little atten-tion on the Ontario farms as that of the growing of clucks for market. I presumethis is due to the erroneous idea that ducks will eat more than they are worth, andthe farmer is, as a result, opposed to having ducks on the place. It must be ad-mitted that the duck is a very hearty eater, but still we cannot form any definiteconclusion as to profit or loss in growing ducks until we figure tlie actual cost (ifproduction and the amount realized for the finished product. Before going into detail regarding the method of raising ducks, it might bewell to point out a few things which are absolutely necessary to make duck growingprofitable. First of all there must be a market for them. This can be found in. Laying Ducks in an orchard. almost any of our larger towns and cities. There may be some difficulty at first,but once the trade is secured it is a comparatively easy matter to hold it, providingquality and cjuantity are guaranteed. In the second place, ducks are the mostprofitable if marketed at about ten weeks of age. The idea is to hatch and raisethem and get them ofE your hands as quickly as possible. Up to this age, a duckwill make the most economical gains, while, as they get older, the gains made, inproportion to the food consumed, will show a very decided falling off. These fewstatement? embrace practically the whole secret of profitable duck-culture. The natural laying period for ducks seems to be the early spring months, butby certain methods of feeding, eggs may be secured at any time of the year theyare needed. The eggs can be hatched by either natural or artificial means, the for-mer being the more common way on the ordinary farm
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