FEEDING OF FOWLS 79 



A suitable feed for laying ducks, when they have 

 an ample supply of green food, is a mash food composed, 

 by measure, as follows: 



Food Parts 



Wheat bran 3 



Ground oats 3 



Corn meal 3 



Low-grade wheat flour 1 



Meat scrap 1 



Many rations are used for fattening broiler ducks 

 for market. A good one to use for the 10 da. or 2 

 wk. previous to killing is composed, by measure, as 

 follows: 



Food Parts 



Corn meal 10 



Wheat bran 4 



Wheat middlings 4 



Meat scrap 3 



Low-grade wheat flour 1 



Green feed 2 



Coarse sand 1 



Ducklings intended for breeders are fed on a ration 

 composed, by measure, as follows: 



Food Parts 



Wheat bran 10 



Wheat middlings ' 6 



Corn meal 3 



Low-grade wheat flour 1 



Meat scrap 1 



Sand 1 



This is mixed into a crumbly state by the addition 

 of milk or water and fed three times daily. In some 

 cases, instead of wheat bran 6 parts of bran and 4 

 parts of ground oats are substituted 



Another ration for ducklings intended for breeders is 

 composed, by measure, as follows: 



