Ducks and Geese

Name: Ducks and Geese
Author: Lamon, Harry M.

Lamon, Harry M.

Ducks; Geese

Sore eyes in ducklings, 100

Sorting
  growing ducklings, 87
  market ducklings, 104

Split crest in Crested White ducks, 34

Steaming
  ducks for picking, 107
  geese for picking, 210

Sticking or braining geese, 206, 209

Stippling, gray, on Penciled Runner ducks, 38

Stunning geese, 206, 209

Summer geese, fattening, 202

Summer plumage of Rouen drakes, 25

Swimming, preventing goslings from, 181

Temperatures, incubation,
  for duck eggs, 74
  for goose eggs, 175

Temperatures, brooder,
  for ducklings, 81
  for goslings, 180

Testing
  duck eggs, 74, 130
  table for candling duck eggs, 75

Time of feeding
  breeding ducks, 63, 126
  geese on fattening farms, 203
  noodled geese, 196
  pen fattened geese, 195

Time of first feed
  for ducklings, 92
  for goslings, 183

Time of laying
  with ducks, 67
  with geese, 167

Time
  of marketing breeding ducks, 68
  of plucking live geese for feathers, 212
  to purchase breeding ducks, 121
    breeding geese, 166

Toulouse goose, defects in, 155

Tray, feed, for ducks, 66

Triple crest in Crested White ducks, 34

Trough, feed, for ducks, 66

Turning
  duck eggs during incubation, 75
  goose eggs during incubation, 174, 175

Twisted wings in ducks, 19


U

Uses
  for duck feathers, 118
  for goose feathers, 212


V

Value
  of duck feathers, 117
  of ducks in the U. S., 8
  of goose feathers, 207

Vegetables, feeding, to ducks, 63

Ventilation
  for goslings, 179
  of brooder houses, 88
  of incubator cellars, 71
  of incubators when hatching, 77

Vigor, selection of breeding ducks for, 19


W

Washing
  duck eggs for hatching, 130
  goose eggs for hatching, 172
  show ducks, 39
  show geese, 162

Water
  for breeding ducks, 61, 127
  for breeding geese, 165
  for ducklings, 96, 135
  for fattening geese, 195, 198, 204
  for geese during shipment, 202
  for goslings, 183

Water site for duck plants, 42

Water supply for duck plants, 52

Water yards
  for breeding ducks, 61
  for growing and fattening ducklings, 96, 135

Weed destruction by geese, 96, 103

Weight
  of ducklings when ready for market, 96, 103
  of geese from fattening farms, 208
  of goslings when ready for market, 185
  of green geese, 184, 187
  of noodled geese, 198

Weights
  of Black East India ducks, 14
  of Call ducks, 14
  of duck eggs, 14
  of goose eggs, 151
  of Mallard ducks, 10
  of standard breeds of ducks, 14
  of standard breeds of geese, 150

White around eyes
  of Blue Swedish, 34
  of Cayuga, 26

White bib
  in Blue Swedish, 33
  in Buff ducks, 36

White Call duck, description of, 28

White Chinese goose, 159

White in breast
  of Black East India, 29
  of Cayuga, 26

White in fluff of Rouen drake, 24

White in wings
  of African geese, 157
  of Blue Swedish ducks, 33
  of Brown Chinese geese, 159
  of Buff ducks, 35
  of Gray Call ducks, 28
  of Rouen ducks, 24
  of Toulouse geese, 156

White Muscovy duck,
  description of, 32
  black on head of young, 32

White on head of Colored Muscovy, 32

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Ducks and GeeseLamon, Harry M.

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Ducks and Geese

Lamon, Harry M.

Ducks; Geese

Sore eyes in ducklings, 100

Sorting
  growing ducklings, 87
  market ducklings, 104

Split crest in Crested White ducks, 34

Steaming
  ducks for picking, 107
  geese for picking, 210

Sticking or braining geese, 206, 209

Stippling, gray, on Penciled Runner ducks, 38

Stunning geese, 206, 209

Summer geese, fattening, 202

Summer plumage of Rouen drakes, 25

Swimming, preventing goslings from, 181

Temperatures, incubation,
  for duck eggs, 74
  for goose eggs, 175

Temperatures, brooder,
  for ducklings, 81
  for goslings, 180

Testing
  duck eggs, 74, 130
  table for candling duck eggs, 75

Time of feeding
  breeding ducks, 63, 126
  geese on fattening farms, 203
  noodled geese, 196
  pen fattened geese, 195

Time of first feed
  for ducklings, 92
  for goslings, 183

Time of laying
  with ducks, 67
  with geese, 167

Time
  of marketing breeding ducks, 68
  of plucking live geese for feathers, 212
  to purchase breeding ducks, 121
    breeding geese, 166

Toulouse goose, defects in, 155

Tray, feed, for ducks, 66

Triple crest in Crested White ducks, 34

Trough, feed, for ducks, 66

Turning
  duck eggs during incubation, 75
  goose eggs during incubation, 174, 175

Twisted wings in ducks, 19


U

Uses
  for duck feathers, 118
  for goose feathers, 212


V

Value
  of duck feathers, 117
  of ducks in the U. S., 8
  of goose feathers, 207

Vegetables, feeding, to ducks, 63

Ventilation
  for goslings, 179
  of brooder houses, 88
  of incubator cellars, 71
  of incubators when hatching, 77

Vigor, selection of breeding ducks for, 19


W

Washing
  duck eggs for hatching, 130
  goose eggs for hatching, 172
  show ducks, 39
  show geese, 162

Water
  for breeding ducks, 61, 127
  for breeding geese, 165
  for ducklings, 96, 135
  for fattening geese, 195, 198, 204
  for geese during shipment, 202
  for goslings, 183

Water site for duck plants, 42

Water supply for duck plants, 52

Water yards
  for breeding ducks, 61
  for growing and fattening ducklings, 96, 135

Weed destruction by geese, 96, 103

Weight
  of ducklings when ready for market, 96, 103
  of geese from fattening farms, 208
  of goslings when ready for market, 185
  of green geese, 184, 187
  of noodled geese, 198

Weights
  of Black East India ducks, 14
  of Call ducks, 14
  of duck eggs, 14
  of goose eggs, 151
  of Mallard ducks, 10
  of standard breeds of ducks, 14
  of standard breeds of geese, 150

White around eyes
  of Blue Swedish, 34
  of Cayuga, 26

White bib
  in Blue Swedish, 33
  in Buff ducks, 36

White Call duck, description of, 28

White Chinese goose, 159

White in breast
  of Black East India, 29
  of Cayuga, 26

White in fluff of Rouen drake, 24

White in wings
  of African geese, 157
  of Blue Swedish ducks, 33
  of Brown Chinese geese, 159
  of Buff ducks, 35
  of Gray Call ducks, 28
  of Rouen ducks, 24
  of Toulouse geese, 156

White Muscovy duck,
  description of, 32
  black on head of young, 32

White on head of Colored Muscovy, 32

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