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The task of feeding the growing stock four times a day and the breed¬ 
ing stock twice a day is no small one. Watering is also to be thought 
about. 
The exact arrangement of a plant suited to all locations can not be 
given, as each locality differs from others in some respect, and what 
may be suitable for one will hardly do for the other. The plans of no 
two of the largest plants are alike. They differ in location of the 
buildings to suit the lay of the land; but they all have the same gen¬ 
eral idea of the convenience of each building to the others. Illustra¬ 
tion of this will be seen in fig. 9. When laying out a plant, make pro¬ 
visions for future enlargement; allow plenty of room on all sides to 
extend the buildings without rendering inconvenient the work that 
will be necessary to attend to the additional stock. 
BUILDINGS FOR BREEDING DUCKS. 
Houses for ducks are single affairs. They are built plain and com¬ 
fortable, and have no furnishings whatever. A duck is differently con¬ 
stituted from a hen, and must be cared for under different conditions. 
The hen needs warmer houses and drier surroundings than does the 
duck. A duck does 
not mind the cold, 
if she can keep her 
feet warm; cold feet 
will affect a duck as 
a frozen comb does 
a hen, retarding 
laying and induc¬ 
ing ailments. The 
feathers of a duck 
are almost impene¬ 
trable and will with¬ 
stand almost any 
degree of cold. 
Again, a duck can 
not stand the amount of confinement in a house that a hen can; she 
is more restless in disposition and is given to exercise in a greater 
degree than is a hen. Indigestion is not so prevalent with ducks as 
with chickens; the duck’s ceaseless motion aids the digestive organs 
and keeps her generally in good health. 
In fig. 10 is shown a simple house that may be built at small expense. 
It is plain and has a shed roof. Such a house should be built of rough 
boards, 12 inches by 1 inch, and joints covered by 3-inch by 1-inch strips. 
The roof should be made water-tight and covered with tarred paper, 
shingles, or tin. The outside should be well drained around the bottom, 
that it may not be damp. Some advocate board floors, raised from 6 
to 8 inches from the ground and covered from 4 to G inches with 
Fig. 10.- 
-House for breeding ducks. 
