Show ducks act peculiarly and D e S M raven ducks appear well but walk sidewise then fall roll over he on their backs twist their heads halt way round and stiffen out seme die suddenly but others recover they have a swamp to run in and have wet corn meal to eat in the absence of particulars as to age of the ducks and manner in which they are kept it is not easy to exact ly determine what is the cause of mortality in this case it may be due to the birds being too much exposed to the hot midsummer sun deoreo H pollard one of the most expert encee breeders of ducks says ex kosure to the hot sun annually kills more birds than any other cause it the ducks are young it Is not advis able to constantly feed them on corn meal try a change and it would not be amiss to mix a small quantity of garlic in the soft food there is a worm which sometimes affects ducks more particularly young ducks |