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Successful Xaxtftging of
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I: A trio of good, ordinary market stock
jkhould be purchasable for about' sevea
dollars. Ducks are not like hens they
do not lay all the yearroundybut when,
they start thjpy are attentive to-the busi
ness of egg profrttctltftf daily, so that a
couple of mature Pekins will provide you
With a setting In six days. As yoUwiU
"want to keep Borne of the young ones for
next year's stock, ask the breeder you
buy from to ship you birds two years old,
as their progeny Is stronger,
Pekins never want to sit, so hens must
be used for hatching until yottr stock is
large enough to fill an incubator in a few
days artificial duck raising is without
doubt the best. Think of one farm in
Massachusetts that marketo 4MW
young ducks annually, sells two tdos ct(
feathers, and keeps 1,200 breeders!
Would such an immense business be pos
sible in the old way?
Though Pekins don't need water to
swim in, they must have, quantities to
drink, always fresh and clean, "which
means that drinking pans must be re
filled three times a day, and be so con
structed as to enable the bird to sub
merge the whole bill ini the waters Why?
Because there are two small holes at the
base'of the "bill which become clogged
with feed or mud, and unless they can
rinse these out when drinking the poor
things smother.
