. Duck dollars;. Ducks. 28 DUCK DOLLARS When the weather in the spring begins to get warmer so that there is no danger of the eggs freezing, take out the windows entirely, so that the air will circulate freely from that time on, all through the house. Nail laths or wire netting over the windows to prevent the ducks from getting out at night, and also to prevent cats and other animals from getting in. You must manage the windows so that the eggs will not freeze. Be governed by the time of vear and the weather. Open the Windows Care of Breeding Stock Ducks and drakes, which after the first year
. Duck dollars;. Ducks. 28 DUCK DOLLARS When the weather in the spring begins to get warmer so that there is no danger of the eggs freezing, take out the windows entirely, so that the air will circulate freely from that time on, all through the house. Nail laths or wire netting over the windows to prevent the ducks from getting out at night, and also to prevent cats and other animals from getting in. You must manage the windows so that the eggs will not freeze. Be governed by the time of vear and the weather. Open the Windows Care of Breeding Stock Ducks and drakes, which after the first year you save for breeding stock, should be handled as this chapter advises. If in winter, house them. Thirty head should be put in each pen: twenty-five ducks and five drakes. Allow ten square feet for each bird. That is to say. the thirty. Interior of Brooder House Tliis is tlie nursery for youngest duckliiij,'s. The pens are three feet wide. Cross boards are set half way in tlie pens, as pictured, so that the little ones will not wander far from the hover. The board tops of the hovers are seen. (The milk can is on top of one section.) The hot-water pipes are directly underneath the board tops. The pipes (bent) are for the purpose of carrying water from a central pressure supply, so as to save labor when filling the small drinking fountains used lor the youngest birds. The timbering of the brooder house is well illustrated in this picture. As shown, the roof is double uneven, with the long side facing the sunny, or south side, and the narrow roof facing the north. .\ house of this construction is made any length, to suit the number of ducklings which it is desired to 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 [Rice, Elmer Cook] [from old catalog]; Atkinson, Wilmer, co. , Philadelphia, [from old ca
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