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Show A good egg is a rare production. The breeding season will be upon us now before we have had time to think. The Indian Runner duck is not Inclined In-clined to fatten so readily as other varieties. It is estimated that it requires the feathers from about ten ducks to make a pound. , Full fed hens, having a well bal-anced bal-anced ration, will lay larger eggs than hens on stinted feed. A warm house does not mean that it be air-tight. Laying hens must have fresh air at all times of the year. By this time you should have your spring breeders and the cockerel with which they are to be mated selected. The Indian Runner duck is not a new variety, although it Is not as old as some of the other varieties of ducks. Duck eggs are in demand by confectioners, confec-tioners, as they impart a glaze to their icing, which cannot be had with hen eggs. The critical period of the turkey 5s the first eight weeks of its life. About 4S eggs Is the average yearly record of the hen. With many flocks, the addition of an ample supply of meat to the ration ra-tion will cause a marked increase in the size of the egg. It takes lots of scheming and coaxing coax-ing to get the hens to lay eggs this cold weather, but they are worth the price after you do get them. Hens with plenty of exercise ,nd comfortable surroundings lay heavier e.L'gs than those in restricted quarters; quar-ters; often eggs 10 per cent heavier |