CHAPTER VI 



Commercial Duck Fanning — Brooding and 

 Rearing the Young Stock- 

 Young ducks are easier to brood than chicks. 

 They seem to learn more quickly where the source 

 of heat is and they are less likely to cause trouble 

 from crowding. They are also less subject to disease. 

 Removing the Newly Hatched Ducklings to the 

 Brooder House. The ducklings should be left in the 

 incubator until they are thoroughly dried off. Us- 

 ually they will be dried so that they can be moved 

 on the afternoon of the 28th day of incubation. If, 

 however, they are not ready early in the afternoon 

 it is best to leave them in the machine until the next 

 morning. In moving the ducklings, place them in 

 boxes, baskets or other suitable carriers and cover 

 them with burlap or cloth to avoid any danger of the 

 ducklings becoming chilled. 



Brooder Houses Repaired. There are many dif- 

 ferent types and styles of brooder houses which are 

 used with success. For this reason only one type of 

 each class of brooder house needed is described in 

 detail. These particular houses have been in suc- 

 cessful use for a considerable period of time and 

 are given because they embody all the necessary re- 



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