Ducks and Duck Breeding (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781446540015)

This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive guide to keeping ducks, with information on breeding, diet, ailments, housing, and much more. Containing all the information a prospective or existing duck-keeper needs to know, this text constitutes an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the subject. It is not to be missed by collectors of poultry-keeping literature. The chapters of this text include: 'Possibilities of the Duck'; 'For the Backyarder'; 'For the Small Poultry-keeper'; 'As an Adjunct to the General Farm'; 'The Breed of Duck to Keep'; 'How to Make a Start'; 'Hatching, Rearing, Sexing; Housing, Penning, and Trap-Nesting'; 'Feeding'; 'Marketing the Produce'; 'Duck Disorders'; etcetera. We are proud to republish this book, now complete with a new introduction on poultry farming.

Author: Charles Roscoe
ISBN-10: 1446540014
ISBN-13: 9781446540015
Publisher: Kennelly Press
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2011
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d