Show ducks favored by arkansas breeder I 1 was the jie first to raise d ducks in this part of the country my neighbors were astonished to see them sitting on the top of fences oi or in tile the loft of my barn feeding and laying habits of ducks are much like that of chickens it is not necessary to confine bliem ahem each morning to get their eggs as is often tile the case with other ducks writes it G roberts of arkansas in cappers farmer they begin in laying in february and often will lay until cold weather if not allowed to become broody like the goose they feed mostly on grass and other green matter and do riot not require much concentrated feed those who object to the noise made by other varieties of ducks prefer mus alus cavys for they quack only when badly the drakes can call made no noise at nil all except a hissing sound the young ducks are arc easy to raise after they are 30 hours old I 1 feed stale bread soaked in sweet milk tills this lii Is soon changed to a ration consisting of two parts wheat bran two parts parti s shirts one part yellow cornmeal and a small amount of beet beef scraps I 1 feed tills this three to five times a day sand Is sprinkled over it occasionally casio caslo nally for grit |