Care of Ducks and Geese 269 



Ducklings of some breeds appear to be quite 

 fearless in some respects, yet under other condi- 

 tions they are easily frightened, and, if a consid- 

 erable number are kept in one yard or pen, the 

 injury done by "stampeding" is sometimes con- 

 siderable. Pekin ducklings are particularly liable 

 to injury from this cause. Some extensive duck- 

 raisers make a practice of lighting artificially that 

 part of the yard occupied by the fowls during 

 the night as a partial safeguard against this 

 trouble. 



GEESE GENERAL DISCUSSION 



The rearing of geese is not so extensive a busi- 

 ness as that of raising ducks. The conditions 

 requisite for the successful raising of geese are 

 very different from those for ducks. The rear- 

 ing of geese is not in the hands of a comparatively 

 few extensive raisers. Geese are still raised on 

 many farms in comparatively small flocks. The 

 fact that geese require very much more room than 

 ducks has probably been an important factor 

 in keeping the business of rearing them in the 

 hands of farmers who go into the enterprise in 

 a moderate way. While ducks are frequently reared 

 successfully without water, except as it may be 

 necessary for drinking, yeb geese thrive best where 

 ponds' or streams are provided. While ducks 

 may thrive under practically the same condi- 



