Rich County Reaper | 1933-07-28 | Page 2 | Sand for Young Ducks

sand for young ducks to hatch batch a brood of ducks with a hen has always been an interesting stunt with young poultry keepers bee pers the ducklings duc klings themselves are most engaging in their ways and the concern of the mother hen over their taking to the water is amusing in many cases the pleasure of the owner Is spoiled by what seems an unaccountable mortality among the ducklings duc klings fed the same as young chickens they are apt to collapse within a day or two the common cause of this Is that the feed is too rich for them they are vora voracious clous feeders and when they fill up with a grain wash guash are apt to have acute indigestion the usual method of preventing this is to put coarse sand in the mash the first few days A good big handful to a quart of mash Is sufficient mix thoroughly and let the ducks eat all they want