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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 57, 28 February 1902, Page 4

•'■ '‘'kr ; , . Keep the . fqwlhouS’e scrupulouslyclean. ' . jL. v 'b. ‘ ■ During the present warm weather keep a sharp lookout for vermin.

Food and other items for the young chicks may be included in .the.' general feed account and may be separated and noted in the remarks following the account. - “ ; - ' 7

Ducks require a week longer to incubate than do hens arid the'' young ducks will break the shell 36 to 48 hotirs before they get ready to come out. Never try. to help one ouL until you are sure he cannot get out by himself.

Ducklings are" much ehsier raised than chickens and the eggs are more fertile, thus hatching a large per cent. The ducklings' are marketed when about nine weeks old, when- they do and should diefes from 81b to IDlb -per pair. .... .. - . . . •

The food for ducklings- should . he about the same as for chickens, except more bulky, such as potatoes and cut clover. As thev get' older feed cut green and corn at noon. The first three days feed four to five .times pei day. If water is not handy they will choke. They seem to get" their food down by giving a humber oUspagmbdic jerks. * The best time to secure dust for poultry is when it is 4in deep in the roadbed. Do not wait until fall, when rains have done their work. When a season of drought comes and “ dust becomes a nuisance to every human being think that biddy will have to be provided for .all she needs, for a year to come.

A good drinking fountain for young ducks is* made by taking a gallon paint can, well cleaned out, and punching a few holes with a nail half an inch up’ from the top cr open’end. Fill it with water and place over the opening an. earthen flower saucer and quickly invert. The saucer should be about an inch larger in diameter than the can, thus the ducks .vill have half an inch of water to 11 muss” in, and you will find this quite enough.