Show re it ing clug ducks peking ducks are generally regarded as one of the most profitable breeds being hardy prolific and furnishing famishing white feathers these ducks dacks arc large and uniform m in ia size A fair yearly product of eggs is about for a duck in in its second year and GO 60 to 80 for a n yearling the proportion of the sexes iu in the early spring should bo be about one drake to five or six ducks later in the season when many of tho the ducks aro arc off duty from a beshe to incubate the proportion ought to be about one drake to ten ducks thin is an important point as the eggs will bo be much more fertile if a part of tho the drakes are removed the peking has two detects defects its extreme estremo timidity and its coarse voice but to offset cheso defects tho the peking not only produces the first c eggs 6 of the season beason but by far tho the greatest number of any of tho that breeds it requires less water than other ducks |