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preferable to separate entirely the aquatic 

 from the other poultry, the former to have 

 their houses ranged along the banks of a 

 piece of water, with a fence, and suffici- 

 ently capacious walks in front ; access to 

 the water by doors, to be closed at will. 

 Should the water be of considerable ex- 

 tent, a small boat would be necessary, and 

 might be also conducive to the pleasure of 

 angling. 



It may be necessary to mention by way 

 of "caution, a case which occurred in our 

 poultry-yard. The ducks having been kept 

 a considerable time from the water, by a 

 severe frost, on a certain fine day, the ice 

 was broken for their convenience: being full 

 of play, several were lost by diving under 

 the ice, and great uncertainty would have 

 prevailed as to their fate, but a farther 

 breach of the ice chanced to be made, al- 

 most immediately beneath which they vrere 



found drowned. 



The DLCK will cover from eleven to fif- 

 teen e;]ro;s ; her term of incubation thirty 

 days. One drake to five ducks. They 



