Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 110.—Duck nursery, commercial plant. Ducklings are subject to cramps where the quarters are toodamp, or if the birds are exposed to drafts. Their roostingquarters should be well bedded down with straw. In adultducks 2 square feet are allowed for roosting space. The duck houses should not be too close to the water asthey may become too wet, and cramps in the breeding stock :U2 POULTRY CULTURE rosuK. The house should be on a high dry ground and theground slope from the building. The floor must be dry. Young ducks are usually dressed and marketed at a
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 110.—Duck nursery, commercial plant. Ducklings are subject to cramps where the quarters are toodamp, or if the birds are exposed to drafts. Their roostingquarters should be well bedded down with straw. In adultducks 2 square feet are allowed for roosting space. The duck houses should not be too close to the water asthey may become too wet, and cramps in the breeding stock :U2 POULTRY CULTURE rosuK. The house should be on a high dry ground and theground slope from the building. The floor must be dry. Young ducks are usually dressed and marketed at abouteleven weeks old, and shduld weigh af)out 6 pounds and aver-age about 16 cents per jjound. Pekin ducks are most used. They have weight and meetthe market demands. There are two ways of making money with ducks. Theseare by the production of soft roasters and eggs.
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