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Show MAKE SUCCESS WITH Du'SKS Dry Quarters at Night Must Ee Provided Pro-vided to Prevent Leg Weakness Proper Feed Essential. Leg-weakness in ducks is often produced pro-duced by damp quarters at night. They can stand all the water and rain during dur-ing the day time that they may be exposed to, but at night they must have dry quarters. The floors of the duck pen should be heavily covered with straw. Leg-weakness Leg-weakness from this cause is often a cause of cramps and rheumatism. If the trouble does not right itself in a few days and the bird otherwise is in a good condition it is best to kill and eat it. There is, however, another form of leg-weakness which is more common. This is the result of heavy feeding, especially if the feed is too concentrated. concen-trated. A popular feed with duck-raisers Is bran, cornmeal, meat scraps and green feed or steeped clover or alfalfa. If the birds are weak in the legs upon lifting them up it is found they are very heavy, reduce the quantity of meat scraps and cornmeal and increase in-crease the supply of bran. Also add powdered charcoal to the mash. This, in a few days, generally ends the trouble. Never feed whole grain, especially corn. It is claimed that leg-weakness is more or less common among ducks fed whole corn. L. M. B. |