Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1912 — RAISED DUCKS IN BATH TUB [ARTICLE]

RAISED DUCKS IN BATH TUB

Colorado Man Gets Setback by Cold Weather, but Overcomes Difficulties. Boulder, Colo. —To raise prize winning ducks use the family bath tub is the advice of J. C. Brown, a Boulder man who owns a number of Indian runner ducks. He wanted them to be in good condition tor the Boulder poultry show, but the cold weather came on and the ducks began to look shaggy, Brown studied .over the situation. Finally he gathered up his choicest ducks and took them to the house, where he announced to the Mmfty they would have to return to the tub back of the range or use the kitchen kettle tor their baths, for he needed the bathroom. •• Filling the tub with water and placing the ducks there, he closed the door of the bathroom, a broad smile wreathing his countenance. The birds won first prize, it