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and vegetables ; so we will combine young 

 ducks and goslings. 



When ducks' eggs have been hatched under 

 hens, they need only be allowed to brood 

 them for three weeks, unless the weather is 

 very cold; in which case leave their mother 

 for another week. Never give duck intended 

 for eating a free range; it toughens and pre- 

 vents them from fattening. On the other 

 hand, those intended for stock should be 

 allowed plenty of room to roam in after 

 they are four weeks old, to insure strength 

 and growth. 



Young ducks and goslings must starve for 

 the first twenty-four hours of their existence. 

 Bill of fare for the first week is as follows : 

 half a pint of pinhead oatmeal, cracked 

 wheat or stale bread crumbs, two hard- 

 boiled eggs chopped fine, half a cup of coarse 

 sand, all mixed and just moistened with 

 scalding milk. Feed five times a day, as 

 much as they will eat in ten minutes. 



Second and third weeks : half a pound of 

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