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HENYARD—Continued. 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS. 
A group of these beautiful active birds 
is shown in the cut. It is supposed that 
the original stock came "from the East 
Indies, hence the title Indian, and the 
Runner part of their name refers to 
their habit of running, instead of travel¬ 
ing with the conventional “waddle’’ used 
ing broilers as soon as or sooner than the 
Rocks or Wyandottes. The pullets are early 
layers. They lay large white eggs, and lots 
of them. They are perfectly contented in 
small, or restricted quarters. They are 
small eaters. They are hardy of consti¬ 
tution, and adapted to all climates, and 
conditions. Finally, they are of perfect 
quality as a table fowl, both as to flavor 
of flesh, and the small percentage of waste 
in dressing. jas. abeknethy. 
Maine. 
Incubators and Insurance. —A great 
many persons who are now hatching with 
incubators in their houses, are unaware that 
A GROUP OF INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS. Fig. 162. 
by other members of the duck tribe. The 
Runners are rapidly growing in popu¬ 
larity, both on account of their beauty 
and great laying qualities. There are 
two distinct types, the white egg and 
green egg. White egg type is considered 
the better, as the birds are more active 
and heavier layers, and the white eggs 
are more desirable for the market. “The 
Indian Runner Duck Book,” by C. S. 
Valentine, is a very interesting work, 
giving a history of the development of 
this bird from its first mention to the 
present time. It costs 50 cents. 
Treatment of Houdans. 
they arc running the risk of losing the 
protection of insurance if lire should occur 
upon their property while the machines are 
in operation. Atlhough the use of kerosene 
lamps and stoves is mentioned and allowed 
in the policies issued by most of the com¬ 
panies. still it appears that they do not in¬ 
clude tin' heating apparatus of incubators 
under this permission : and. when a fire 
breaks out, they may refuse to pay for losses 
if there is any ground for suspicion that 
the lamp of the incubator is in any way 
responsible for the conflagration. Some in¬ 
surance companies are more liberal than 
others and allow their agents to grant per¬ 
mits for the use of incubators in houses 
that are Insured by them if an increased 
rate is paid for and other conditions are 
complied with : many companies refuse such 
permission without exception. It is well to 
have a plain understanding on this subject 
with the agent of the company in which 
you insure, and to obtain, if possible, his 
permission in writing, before the lamp of 
the incubator is lighted. w. r. f. 
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Somewhere I have seen It stated that 
Houdans need special treatment in order to 
be handled successfully ; but no explanation 
was given as to wliat was meant by that, 
and I wish you would enlighten me. I 
have never kept any Houdan poultry, but 
have thought of doing so, and have hesi¬ 
tated on account of the above statement. 
Massachusetts. G. E. H. 
I have kept the Houdan for several years, 
but have never had to give them any 
different treatment from other breeds that 
I have kept at different times. I have 
hatched Houdan eggs under hens, and in in¬ 
cubators ; brooded the chicks under the old 
hen, in lamp-heated, and in fireless brooders. 
I have fed them on prepared chick foods, 
on wot mash, and on dry mash. In ad¬ 
dition to the Houdans, I have kept Fly- 
mouth Rocks, and Wyandottes for sitters, 
as the Houdan is strictly a non-sitter. The 
Houdans have had with us. exactly the 
same treatment as these two breeds, and I 
have raised as many Houdans to maturity 
as of the others. Houdan chicks are alert, 
active little fellows, and if given free 
range will pick up lots of feed, and come 
home at night with their crops full, and 
I have found that we can get them to the 
broiler stage as quickly as either P. Rocks, 
or Wyandottes and with a much less expen¬ 
diture of food. I have handled the old 
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have some cold weather down here in 
Maine. This Winter we have had it down 
to 20 degrees below zero quite a few months, 
but our Houdans have been kept in houses 
with the windows partly open at all times, 
and I have fed and attended to them 
just as I would the other breeds, and have 
had no colds, or any kind of sickness. I 
cannot see why the Houdan should be 
thought to require any different treatment 
from other breeds, but think it must be 
because, on account of its crest and fifth 
toe, it looks somewhat different from other 
fowls, and so is supposed to require differ¬ 
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and not as a breed to be kept for eggs and 
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