CHAPTER X 
DUCKS, GEESE AND GUINEA FOWL 
UCKS, geese and guinea fowls are not for 
1) the amateur who has only a very small lot. 
The man or woman, however, who has 
enough land so that the stock need not be confined 
too closely will find these birds profitable, as well as 
providing meat for the table at low cost. One va- 
riety of duck, the Indian Runner, may even be de- 
pended upon for eggs, for it is remarkably prolific, 
laying from 140 to 200 eggs a year. 
It is only of late years that the Indian Runner 
duck has become popular. Now, birds of this 
breed are being raised in constantly increasing num- 
bers. Many women are taking up the Runners, 
seeming to consider that they are somewhat easier 
to care for than hens. Perhaps this is a fact, for 
they are hardy and strong, grow quickly and never 
need to be coddled. It is not at all improbable that 
some amateurs will substitute them for the more 
common kinds of poultry in the years to come, for 
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