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same style as the fountains used in the nursery, only larger, and hold 
twice as much water. 
When the ducklings are four weeks old, change this No. 2 drinking 
fountain to the larger or No. 3 size. 
Size ie You may ask why would not one size of water foun- 
eat ing tain be all right for all ages. The largest, or No. 3, 
omer fountain would be too large for the little ducklings. 
They would get inside of it and drown. They would also struggle to 
reach the water and would weaken themselves. The smallest size is not 
large enough for the ducklings after they have grown because the water 
then would not be deep enough to reach their nostrils. The nostrils of 
a duck are plainly visible. They are two open holes at the base of the 
bill. The ducklings need water deep enough for them to souse their 
bills completely in it so that they can wash from nostrils any sawdust 
or food which may lodge there. 
When the ducklings are five weeks old, they are taken (on a large 
plant) from the second house to a third, called a cold house, that is to say, 
it has no heating apparatus. If the weather is cold when 
they are five weeks old, use your own judgment as to 
putting them into the cold house. Wait until a warm, 
sunny day. It depends on the season and the locality. Ducks at this age 
can be driven in large flocks. 
Feed and water the ducklings outdoors in the pens of the cold house. 
They do better if fed outdoors. It depends on the weather. If you put 
them into the pens of the outdoor house in the morning 
of an early spring, and a northeast storm comes 
up, cold and raw, drive them back into the house and 
To the Cold 
House 
Look Out for 
Storms 
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Winter Scene. Brooder House 
