82 FEEDING OF FOWLS 



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: 



Food Parts 



Corn meal 6 



Wheat bran 6 



Wheat middlings 6 



Meat scrap' 1 



All meal fed to ducks as a mash feed must be mois- 

 tened with either water or milk, and must be mixed 

 dry enough so that the ducks can shovel it up with their 

 bills. They cannot do this well if the mash is sticky. 



FEEDING OF YOUNG DUCKLINGS 



There are several methods of feeding young ducklings; 

 one is to give either a mixture of rolled oats and bread 

 crumbs in equal parts with a little fine grit mixed into 

 it, all moistened either with water or milk, preferably 

 milk. The meals should be moistened slightly so that 

 they will scatter about and not stick together. The little 

 ducklings can shovel up this kind of a mixture from a 

 flat board. Beginning on the third day, add some bran 

 and corn meal in about equal parts by measure with 

 the bread crumbs and rolled oats. When the ducklings 

 are a week old, feed them with a mixture of equal parts 

 of wheat bran, wheat middlings, ground oats, and corn 

 meal, with some green stuff and some beef scraps mixed 

 into the meal. The green stuff should always be cut 

 into very small pieces and be mixed into the meal, 

 which should be moistened with water or milk. Never 

 moisten the feed for ducklings so that it will stick 

 together or be sloppy; have it only slightly moistened 

 so that it will be easily shoveled up by the ducks. 



One rule that must be observed when feeding duck- 

 lings is to have drinking water continually before them 



