A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



these out when drinking, the poor things 

 smother. 



A man who had a broiler farm near our 

 place, three years ago, bought a hundred 

 ducks' eggs, hatched out a fine lot of young- 

 sters, and lost every one within two weeks, 

 through using a water fountain in the brooder 

 that was too shallow. As I had lots of ducks 

 at the time, he brought some over for me to 

 see. There was nothing whatever the mat- 

 ter with them, except that their little nostrils 

 were all stopped up with the soft food. So 

 pray remember this very important direc- 

 tion, when you are arranging drinking water 

 for ducks, young or old; they must not be 

 able to get into the pan with their feet or 

 bodies, but their entire heads must have 

 free entrance. 



FEED FOB LAYING DUCKS 



For five ducks take one quart of bran, a 

 pint and a quarter of corn meal, half a pint 

 of beef scraps, one quart of cut clover, and 



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