Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-04
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POULTRY.
The order a,.seres comptehends the duck
goose, swan aDd buAzafd nuder a regular sys.
ITEM. Mowbray o5s res, 1t would he prefer
able 10 seperdio entirely tue an iatic from the
other poultry. ihe former 10 have the ir houses
arranged along the banks Of piece Of water,
with fence and sufficiently capacions walks in
front access TO The water to be closed by doors
at viii. Sbou.d the water be ul considerable
extent a small boat would bs necessary, and
mght be also conducive 10 The peasuIu Of aug
! log.
HE DUcs, inos boschUI) The ae sh of
! the duck Is savory aud stmuiaat aud is said
to an nd nOurlshment preferable to that OF the
! goose, being less gross, aud more easily diges-
ted. The flesh of the will duck, thossh more
savory than thai Of The iane. is supposed to
| be still more easy of digestion The aucients
went even beyond our greatest modern cpl
cures in their high esteem Tor the hesh Of Tue
duck and Putarch asserts that Gao preserved
his whole household IN health by tieuus them
| on duck fish.
| Breeding. One drake is generally pat TO
! five ducks the duck will cover from eleven 10
| iijteen eggs, aut her term VI iHcubation IS
thirty day. They begin to lay in February,
or March, aud are apt, like the Turkey, TO lay
abroad, aud conceal lheir eggs by covering
tho IN with leaves or straw. The duck gene-
! rally lays toy nigH or cary IN the morn,ng i;
white snd light coiored dncHS produce s,mllar
! eggs, and the brown and dark Colu.ed ducks,
1 hose Of greenish blut color, and OF the
largest siz Ia sc tlog ducks it is consider.
ed safest 10 put hight colored eggs under
| light ducks, and ,he contrary, as there are
instances OF the ducks turning ont with her bill
those eggs which were not vi her natural
color.
During incubation the duck requires secret
and safe place rather than any attendance ;,
! and will, at natures call, cover her eggs, and
seek her food, and the rsireshment OF the wa
tiers. On Matching there Is not often any ne
J cessIty for taking away any OF the brood, bar
| ring accidents aud having matched, let the
duck retain her young upon tho nest het. own
time. On her moving with her brood, prepare
! a coop upon tine shoit grass, II the weather be
Gne, or under shelter IL Otherwise a VIDE aud
Eat dish o. water, oiten to DO renewed, stand
ing al hand, barley or any inca! the Grst TODD.
H. rainy weather, particularly Il is useful TO
clip the tails of the ducklIngs and the sur
! rounding down beueath, since they are else
apt to dfaggle aud weaken themselves. Each
duck should he coupe al u distance irom aHy
Other. The period OF her co0hnemeht TO the
coon denends on tue Weahrr and the strength
of the ducklings. A fortnight seems ihe long
est inc necessary aud dizzy mag be sometimes
permitted 10 enjoy the pond at the end OF Il
week but not Tor two long TINE at once,
leasi of all IN cold wet weather, which will al
fec, bud cause them to appear rough aud drag
GLAD. ia such case they indst be kept whhn
awhile, and have al allowance OF Dean OF pea
meal mixed with their ordinary food. Inc
STRAW beneath the duck saoulu be oiteo renew
ed, that the brood may have a dry and Con-
Portable bed aud their mother herself be well
fed with solid grain, with ,ot an ample alIo"-
auce of which, ducks are Doi 10 be reared
or kept in u, Tleeuon, al nough tbey gather so
much abToad
Duck',eegs are often Matched by hens, ~h1n
ducks are more in request IMAM chIckens )
also as ducks IN unfayors6e situations, are The
more easy 10 reat, beIng more hardy and the
DlaE has no Collection even IN c0nuued place
and with q smnli stock without the advantage
of n nond but the hen 10 much distressed. ~
| is sulh cienIIy visible, aud IN tact, Injured, by
! the ANXIETY she suffers IN witnessing the sup
uosed peTils of her children ventlrIng upon the
water.
Ducks are fatteoed, her 10 Confine meni
with o,enty Of food and water, or restricted 10 a
| nonJ with access 10 as much solid food as they
will eat which last method is preferable.
They falten speedily. IN this mode, miAihg their
hard meat with such variety abroad as Is
natural 10 them, more particularly II already
| in ood case !; and there is no check or impe-
dimani TO them from pnng, but every mouth
mI tells aud weighs its due weight. dish OF
mixed TODD is preferable 10 clear gram, and
NAV remain, Oh the bank, or rather IN a shed
for tho ducks. Barley, ia any form, should
never be used to tatten ducks or geese, since
il renders their flesh loose who oily and nsIpld,
and deprives it oil that high sayory flavor oil
pr.wn meal, winch is its valuable distinction ;
in word rendering it chickeny, not unlike IN
flavor the flesh OF ordinary and yellow legged
fowls. Oats, whole or bruised, are the stand
ard fatlenng material for ducks and geese, 10
which NAV be added peameal as II may be
required. The house wash IS profitable to
mix On their food under confinement but II Is
} obvious that while they have the benefit o
what the pond affords, they can be IN no wan
: | of loose food. Acorns in season, are nuch al
ed by ducks which have range ana the,
viii thrive 80 mucn on that provision, mat tht
quantity of TAT will be nconvenien's both II
cooking aud upon the table. Ducks SO led
a,e certainly inferior in de lcacy, but the flesh
. eat, bie h, and /. far from disasreeable. ed
, ON butchers oflal The flesh resembles wiiu Tow
IN aayof, with however considerable ini rior'
Inv. OffAl-led ducks, flesh does not emit th'
:. | abominable slenca which is Issued from Qua
fed pork. Wien 1--we ducks axe plcckeds onl!