Show Blindness in Ducks Is Blamed on Impure Water When ducks have hae access to a lake pond or river there are no cases of sore festering eyes ees which later may develop Into Inlo blindness The bb birds s dip dill their heads deep into the water and the e eyes es are cleansed of any dirt or sticky y feed that has hns adhered to them Ducks without a natural supply of water should be given their drinking water In deep dishes or crocks so that thai they can rinse out theIr e eyes es whenever when ever er the they drInk This also ulso tends to torine rine the nostrils and prevents the clogging with feed which is serious If the bird catches cold about the same time Ducklings sometimes have cold which cause a sticky discharge from the e eyes es The mucus can be ab absorbed with small wads of tissue paper and the e eyes es washed with witch itch hazel or boric acId solution Deep drinking dishes will help the bird bird to take cure care of Its e eyes es and nostrils and probably prevent the necessity ot of treatment |