The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
NEW BREED or WATERFOWL.
Zen Thought 30 Hard About Ducks That
h Hatched Out Half Breeds.

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She Hatched Out Half Breeds.
II has remained for an e~nterrrising farmer
If Beltrami county TO breed successfully
new waterfowl, which promises TO take IL
rlac, In the front ranks Of the game hirds
OF the State, and which has already caused
considerable embarrassment to two Bemidji
nimrods. says the Bemidji, Mimi. cor
respondent Of the 81. Paul Eispoieh.
Charles Saxrud owns q farm in Maple
Ridge township. about fifteen miles north
west OF Bsmidji. Last year he decided to
raise q flock Of ducks, and with that end
in view he secured a pair OF ducks. and
In tbs nature Of things the female was.
DESTROYS OF Matching ont q brood Of her
own kind. and abs was given an even do5en
of nice eggs with which to begin business
The duck sat indus' riously on these egg,
for Ave days, when she was accidentally.
killed. ..a" '
Mr.. Saxrud was at his Wits end as-to
what to do with that setting Of .duok's eggs.
He had an old Bramah han THAT hsd heel,
PERSISTENT in setting on door knobs and;
any other old thing that was lying around
loose. and be- put her TO work, n the duck
z z The egGs finally produced eight
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~sternation to the old hen. but she adopted
the whole bunch and took good care Of,
them until they happenad 70 get down 70.
the lake one day. The ducks Immediately.
took TO the water, and the hen raised a
great commotion az her adopted youngates
swan about. -
This was repeated for several days, Until
Mr.. saxrud, in desperation as to how to
sllay the concern Of the hen, decided TO tie
pieces Of rubber to her henship's feet
which would allow her to swim with her
there being a perfect web foot, The brood
was raised and is still a part of Mr., Sax
rud's flock.
This year when the old Brahma eka
hibited signs Of desiring another family
her. While she sat the hen unused c%ontip-
ually on those ducks, and the trouble she
had with them and her stress Of mind eve
IDENTIFY affected the hatch, as, when they
came out Of the shell they were exactly
the form Of a chicken, with the exception
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They we're larger than ducks. but had all
their habits. They at once took to the
water, and Mr.. Saxrud was again foroedt"
provide the hen with her rubber socks
The brood developed rapidly and were
bOOu bibOs iuoty lCiloNb, iiCai ~ &C EHbs'
as full. grown chickens. One day last Seesi
George McTaggert, a member OF the Board
Of Aldermen of the city of Bemidji, and
Fred W. Rhoda, clerk Of the district coqrt,
made a trip up in Maple Ridge township
for an outing. They CHANGED to camp
near Saxrud'splaoe, n dwhileout one after
moor espied at o distance Saxruds old hen
and her brood swimming along peacefully
In q little lake on the farm.
The hunters could not exactly decide
what the fowl were but flna ly decided they
were swans and let loose two double bar.
relied charges Of shot in the bunch. They
rowed out TO get their haul, when they
made the discovery that there was an ola
hen with rubber tied around her feet and
the halfbreed. ducks. just then Sa1rld
happened along, and it took considerbs
promises Of Refreshments on the neTt trg
TO town before the shooters were aloWea
to 20. ONLY three of the entire bunch Of
chicken ducks were saved from anniha,.
ton, but Mr.. Saxrud thinks he has enough
left to form q nucleus for a large flock I"
the new variety.