Natural And Artificial Duck Culture

About this eBook

Author

Rankin, James

Title

Natural and Artificial Duck Culture

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Ducks

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38467

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38467

Release Date

January 2, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL DUCK CULTURE
2. 2.JAMES RANKIN — BIRDS-EYE VIEW MAPLEWOOD FARM. JAMES RANKIN, PROPRIETOR.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.Natural and Artificial Duck Culture. — Duck Culture an Important Industry. — Pond or Lake Not Necessary. — Ducks In Great Demand for Food. — Raising Poultry in the Country. — Raise Ducks and Chicks. — Select A Good Site. — Advantages with Ducks. — Locate Near a Railroad. — Arrange the Buildings. — Warm, Cheap, and Rat-proof. — The Outside Plan of a Breeding and Brooding House — Use Half the Pens for Feeding Purposes. — The Room for Mixing Feed. — Water Not Needed. — Free Range Unnecessary. — The Mode of Feeding. — The Pekin Duck. — The Pekin Duck. — The Pekin Combines the Best Points. — Feathers are Pure White. — Ready for Market 3 Months Earlier. — The Superiority of Artificial Poultry Growing. — Do Not Have Neighbors Too Near. — CAYUGA DUCKS. — ROUEN DUCKS. — AYLESBURY DUCKS. — My Farm. — The Muscovy Duck. — The Indian Runner Duck. — Disinfecting. — In-Breeding. — Crossing. — Aylesburys. — Precocity. — First-Class Breeding Stock. — How to Begin. — Keep the Feed Clean. — How to Feed Breeding Ducks for Eggs. — Incubators. — Best Place for Incubators. — Suitable Buildings. — OUR INCUBATOR HOUSE. — How to Keep Eggs for Incubation. — How to Choose and Use Thermometers. — How to Turn Eggs. — Hatching the Eggs. — Figure 1.—Showing First Indication of Fertility. — Figure 2.—Egg at End of 48 Hours. — Figure 3.—Egg at End of 72 Hours. — Figure 4.—Egg at End of 96 Hours. — Figure 5.—Egg at End of 120 Hours. — Figure 6.—Egg at End of 144 Hours. — Figure 7.—A Dead Embryo. — Figure 8.—Egg After 192 Hours. — Figure 9. — Figure 10. — Be sure and Follow Instructions. — Forcing the Bird Reduces the Vitality of the Egg. — The Absolute Necessity of Good Breeding Stock. — Caring for the Ducklings when Hatched. — Figure 11.—Brooder. — Advantages of the Heating System. — Interior Arrangement of Brooding-House. — BROODING HOUSE. ( Fig. 12. ) — PLAN OF BROODING HOUSE. ( Fig. 13. ) — How to Remove the Ducklings Without Injury. — How to Feed. — INSIDE PLAN OF DOUBLE BROODING HOUSE. — Regulation of Heat in Brooders. — The Sanitary Arrangements. — OUR DOUBLE BROODING HOUSE. (South side.) — OUR DOUBLE BROODING HOUSE. (North side.) — The Necessity of Green Food. — WEST SIDE OF LANE. — OUR TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED BREEDING DUCKS. Kodak standing in centre of yard. — Careful Watering Even More Essential Than Food. — How to Select Breeding Stock. — Method of Dressing Ducklings. — How to Ship Poultry. — Disinfecting the Ground a Necessity. — Natural Duck-Culture. — Handle Your Hens Carefully. — Diarrhœa. — Abnormal Livers. — Ducklings must be Carefully Yarded While Young.
5. 5.FORMULAS FOR FEEDING DUCKS. — For Breeding Birds. — For Laying Birds. — For Feeding at Different Stages of Growth.
6. 6.QUESTION BUREAU.
7. 7.Our Imperial Pekin Ducks.
8. 8.TESTIMONIALS. — PEKIN DUCKS. — What the Boston Marketmen Say About Our Ducks.
9. 9.THE INCUBATOR AND ITS USE — By JAMES RANKIN
10. 10.What is Worth Crowing Over — MICO-SPAR CUBICAL GRIT? — MICA CRYSTAL GRIT
11. 11.PAROID ROOFING — "IT LASTS"

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