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Poultry Feeding. 



Grown geese can usually keep themselves, except in so far as 

 grit — of which they need a large supply — is concerned, but the 

 young ones should be fed on the same lines as ducklings, as 

 they will then be found to grow and put on flesh much more 

 rapidly than is usually the case with goslings. 



All water-birds require a great deal of green food, grit and 

 animal food of some sort. 



Ducklings. 



Do not begin to feed until the little birds are twenty-four 

 hours old, then for four days give the following mixture : — 



II. — 8 parts of well-scalded bran. 

 9 rough oatmeal. 



I part very coarse sand. 



Four times daily. 



From four to twenty-one days give as follows : — 



12. — 7 parts scalded bran. 



7 rough oatmeal. 



2 finely-chopped green food (if cabbage it must be boiled). 



2 ,, maize meal. 



I part cooked lean meat or meat meal. 



1 ,, very coarse sand or fine grit. 



Four times daily. 



From three to six weeks give : — 



13. — 6 parts scalded bran. 



5 , , maize meal. 

 5 ,, rough oatmeal. 



2 ,, chopped green food, 

 l part fine grit. 



1 of cooked lean meat or meat meal. 



Four times daily. 



When from six to eight weeks old those birds selected to b 

 kept as stock birds should have one part of fine bone mea 

 added to the following mixture. For those set aside for market 

 ing this is not necessary : — 



14. — 8 parts maize meal. 



4 scalded bran. 

 4 rough oatmeal. 



3 cooked meat. 

 I part grit. 



This should be given three times daily, in addition to green 

 food, which, however, may now be reduced in quantity. 



