. Ducks and geese; a valuable collection of articles on breeding, rearing, feeding, housing and marketing these profitable fowls. Ducks; Geese. DUCKS AND GEESE. 29 young, only heavier. You can get breeding ducks too fat by feeding whole corn. Feed no whole grain at all. Fish food is excellent for ducks, that is, for breeding stock, but not for young ducks intended for market, as it will taint their flesh. "Ducks and ducklings are surprisingly free from dis- ease. Our one trouble is leg-weakness, caused by cold or over-feeding—too much cornmeal. In case of leg-weakness, feed less cornmeal,
. Ducks and geese; a valuable collection of articles on breeding, rearing, feeding, housing and marketing these profitable fowls. Ducks; Geese. DUCKS AND GEESE. 29 young, only heavier. You can get breeding ducks too fat by feeding whole corn. Feed no whole grain at all. Fish food is excellent for ducks, that is, for breeding stock, but not for young ducks intended for market, as it will taint their flesh. "Ducks and ducklings are surprisingly free from dis- ease. Our one trouble is leg-weakness, caused by cold or over-feeding—too much cornmeal. In case of leg-weakness, feed less cornmeal, more grain food, and give them plenty of bonemeal. Do not give young ducks milk in any form, ex- cept when mixed with other food, as they will dip their heads in it and get it in their eyes, causing sore eyes, and thus disfiguring them. "In the indoor pens use sand or chaff for litter and use enough of it, and change it often enough to keep the quar- ters clean. We clean out thoroughly once a week. Use lit- ter in the outdoor yards also, for your pens must be kept in a healthful condition. "Yes, the greenish colored eggs are all MARKET right; the older ducks are more liable to give DEMAND, you these eggs, but we get mostly white ones. The green eggs often hatch out the largest ducks. "Never handle ducks or geese by the feet, always by the necks. Their legs are very tender. Ducks are extra timid. Do not frighten them. Speak to them whenever you go near them and they will become accustomed to you. Never go to them at night if you can avoid it, and in case you do, leave your lantern behind. To catch them, drive them in a corner and use a bent wire, catching them by the necks, the same as a farmer's wife catches chickens by the legs. "All our ducks that go to market are dry picked. We hang them up by their legs, insert a knife in the root of the mouth, cutting the big veins, then stick the blade into the brain to end their suffering, and pluck the feathers wh
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