Show A k ru CALL DUCKS ARE SMALLEST bred brad more for show room than tor tar profit ther there to in biern for mar ket purposes Pur poe good decoy decays i call duct ducks are battams bac bau tame tams and are bred more for the fancy than to lo the profet there la Is in them ro birket nir ket there are two kinds of call duals due the gray call and the white and it is only a choice of at plumbago as to which la Is the better of the two tso they are both of one character as to bize shape and habits and differ only a ae regards coor the gray call la 13 very similar in 1 color of at plumage to the rouen and la Is indeed called by many the bantam rouen and the white la Is sometimes called the bantam pekin their uses aru IL re only for the chow show room or as decoy ducks tor for wild duck hooting shooting for the latter purpose they are sometimes crossed with the common duck or the wild mallard this latter croaa cross Is considered excellent the progeny being distinguished for marnene tar nene and domesticity when breeding call ducks smallness em allness of eizo Is 16 the first consideration bo the smaller they are the better the aits of skillful breeding tor for thi are being used in keeping aown the lize of at these ducks inbreeding baa has been resorted to while late hatching scanty feeding and noukone making food hava been the means that have retarded their natural development the bead head of the call duck Is small ind and slender bill abort and broad neck 4 A vt pair of white call ducks of medium length and back campara com para lively short the breast Is round and full and body short round and corn com wet act with medium sized wings the thighs are short and stout and abanks bort short the gray orar call drake Is a beautiful little bird with a rich lustrous green head dark hazel or brown yes eyes lua lus arous green neck with a white ring on the lower part of neck ae as in the rouen the back Is of ashy gray cray plumage mixed with green on the up per part w while the lower part and rump are of a rich lustrous green the under part of the body on the tides sides Is a beautiful gray which grow grows lighter toward the vent and the ends in solid black under the tall tail the wings are grayish brown mixed with affia and have the broad ribbon like marks of purple with reflections of green and blue distinctly edged with white the primaries aro are dark dusky brown the tall feathers feather are re of a dark shy brown the outer web in old birds being edged with white while the tall coverts are black with very rich purple reflect reflections lons the bill I 1 Is a greenish yellow in color while the ebanks shanks toes and v aebi ebs are or orange lige with brownish tinge the ducks head Is deep brown and hae has two light tan stripes on each side like the head bead of the roua rouen duck run alas ning from the bill to a point behind the eyes her bill if a brownish orange color and her yes eyes are dark hazel or brown the neck la Is light brown penciled with darker brown breast dark brown penciled with tighter lighter brown back ligat brown marked with green and the under p and sides of body are aljet brown each feather distinctly penciled pen cled with rich dark brown the plumage of wing wins Is light bro n u mixed with creen and I 1 Is crossed by a broad bar of rich purple edged with white the primaries are brown the tail feath ra r are of a light brown broun color with di broad wavy penciling of dark greenish tre ealan enish brown tall coverts are brown with broad penciling of dark brown or pre greenish enish brown thighs are lark brown shanks toft toes and webs are ire orange or orange brown the white call Is pure white in plumage throughout and feathers of my tny other color will disqualify it it Is a in every respect like the gray call except in plumage in the color artlie of the eyes yett which are blue the color of the bill which Is in a bright color and the color of the shanks which are a bright orange no standard weight Is given for call ducks mortality anong youg ducks the cause of mon mortality allty among young ducks may be traced to over beat beak dampness getting wet lack ot of grit grey had lice sudden ali cers delayed hatches exposure to sun lach lack of fresh water drin drinking kina vessel vessels too hallow shallow breeding stock out of at condition chaff utter in hobhouse Hn Hom house hou the litter of chaff etc which ac a cumulates la in the barn should be bb put to in the ken henhouse bouse the here bar will scratch it over ever and obtain seeds and pieces of clover that will do them lot lots rf it lood good |