DUCKS AND GEESE 



very cold weather some fatteners feed the mixed 

 feed at noon and the corn at night. At first the 

 geese are not given all they will eat but are worked 

 up gradually, increasing the amount each day until 

 they are getting all they want. As a rule the geese 

 will drop back a little in feed consumption after they 

 reach the point where they get all they want and 

 from this time on, the feeding must be very care- 

 fully watched to see that they are not given so much 

 that they will leave some to sour which would cause 

 diarrhoea. The morning and noon feeds are lighter, 

 the heaviest feed being given at night. The bird's 

 appetites will vary from day to day so that it is best 

 to make the rounds twice in feeding to make sure 

 that they have enough and that none is left. If any 

 is left it must be gathered up and carried away. 



No provision is made for furnishing the fattening 

 geese with green feed or roughage. The practice 

 with respect to drinking water varies. Some fat- 

 teners keep a supply before the birds in troughs 

 which must be washed out each day to keep them 

 clean. Others furnish no water except that used in 

 mixing up the feed. 



Com Meal is the principal ingredient of the fat- 

 tening mixture. To a sack of com meal is added 

 10% beef scrap and five good shovels of grit or me- 

 dium sized gravel. In addition some fatteners 

 add 10% of flour to bind the mixture together. This 

 material should be thoroughly mixed up in a dry 

 state as a better mix can be obtained in this way. 



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