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Show HINTS FOR THE DUCK RAISER Twenty Ducklings In a Flock 19 Plenty as They Are Rather Easily Injured In-jured by Overcrowding. Do not overcrowd the ducklings. Twenty in a flock is quite enough. Their joints are very tender and easily slipped out of place and for this reason rea-son it is not safe to keep too many in a yard. It is also a bad plan to allow other stock to run with them. When frightened a fat duckling is apt to fall over on its back and if not turned over it will lie there and die as it cannot get up from that position by itself. H re is a good ration for feeding young ducks: l:read soaked in milk, bran cf e.iual qnar.Mty ii.txed to the j right consistency w ith middlings. j Irjeks must have preen food of i some kind, and if they cannot have a ' run on tender grass give them i sprouted ca:s. j Por.'t overfeed the ducks with stuff t'.tat will Fwell and clog. Keep them supplied with plenty cf water both tULt and day. j |