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Rh to, if not the purchaser will most probably be very disappointed in the results when it comes to the breeding season, as many of the eggs will be unfertile. It is well to refrain from buying stock ducks when they have done a great deal of winning, unless the purchaser wants them for exhibition only. An Aylesbury drake can run with either three or four ducks. Some breeders I know allow five ducks to run with the drake, and the eggs are fertile. I usually allow four, because I consider it is safer. I might mention here that those who intend showing their Aylesburies ought not to use any maize, or at any rate only a very little, for feeding, as the maize has a tendency to give their plumage a yellow cast, and also their beaks. There are many people who use maize largely, and it turns the colour of their plumage almost as yellow as the Pekins. I have mentioned this in the chapter on Aylesburies because it is so important to exhibitors. It will also be found in the chapter on feeding stock ducks.

variety of duck has made great headway in England during the last few years. No doubt this is on account of the colour of their plumage and the large size they attain to. They are especially fancied by those who are fond of wild ducks, as they are much the same colour as the latter breed. Many people in towns keep this variety of duck on account of their colour, as they do not show the dirt, and another reason is because they are so carried away