. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. alone will save the breeders muchloss and vexation. We have not sufficient A Hen with Young Ducklings are caused, and all are aggravated, by thepresence of lice, and the surest way to keeppoultry in good health is to fight the diseasein the germ. One has only to take a walk throughthe markets of any large city to havean idea of the great proportions of theAmerican poultry trade. XI. Ducks Every country has its there are some in which theraising of ducks in vast numbers is])racticed, and that in a very lucrativem
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. alone will save the breeders muchloss and vexation. We have not sufficient A Hen with Young Ducklings are caused, and all are aggravated, by thepresence of lice, and the surest way to keeppoultry in good health is to fight the diseasein the germ. One has only to take a walk throughthe markets of any large city to havean idea of the great proportions of theAmerican poultry trade. XI. Ducks Every country has its there are some in which theraising of ducks in vast numbers is])racticed, and that in a very lucrativemanner, because the supply neveret|uals the demand. Breeders of ducks know well how to conform to circumstances, and as ii is easy to dispose of ducklings that are from eight to twelve weeks old, they never let them grow a day older, as they can get no more profit by doing so. This business is especially lucrative when done systematically with a good breed in the neighborhood of large cities or towns, provided sufficient space can be had. 242 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. INCLOSURE FOR DuCKSPhoto J. T. Newman, Berkhampstead It is not possible to keep ducks in coopsor inclosures like fowls ; they prefer an openfield with running water in it, where they are intheir element. They do not need much foodbecause they provide in a great measure forthemselves. Far from being lazy, they arealways waddling about to satisfy their eat anything, and are capital destroyers of snails and grubs. In theneighborhood of Oudenarde(eastern Flanders) more thana hundred thousand ducklingsare raised annually. Breedingbegins in November and endsin April. The land on whichthe ducklings are raised con-sists usually of fields belong-ing to the village, or commune,which allows pasturage for theyoung birds from Novemberto April, after which time thefields are reserved for devote themselves to rais-ing ducks, and as it is some-times difficult for the ownersto distinguish their birds, abrush of
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