THOSE DUCK EGGS.
f TO THE EDITOR.]
Sir. — I saw ia the ManawatG. Herald that Mr S. H. Baker’s Indian Runner ducks, eight in number, I believe, laid fourteen eggs in one night. All I can say is that I would sooner believe it than look lor proof, be pause it is impossible for a duck to lay two perfect eggs in one night after laying an egg the night before, Mr Baker has missed one night’s laying and fancied the ducks laid them all in one night. Anyone understanding the egg organ of a duck knows that it is impossible for the bird to lay two perfect eggs within twenty-four hours. I have had ducks lay a perfect egg over night and a soft shell one before the day was over, and I have collected tiventy-five in the morning and only had eighteen ducks, but I had sense enough to know they had been overlooked some time. —I am, etc.,. Indian Runner.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3721, 27 October 1906, Page 2
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163THOSE DUCK EGGS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3721, 27 October 1906, Page 2
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