
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Ducks
Breeds, Feeding, Housing and Care, Eggs and Meat
Gail Damerow(Author)
Storey Publishing LLC
Published on 14. February 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-63586-529-5 (ISBN)
Description
This inspiring introductory guide provides all the information beginners need to raise ducks successfully in the yard or on a small homestead or farm. Ducks are quickly gaining on chickens as popular animals for the backyard homestead or small farm. They are friendly, productive, good at eating pests, remarkably healthy, and easier to raise than chickens in many ways. Plus, they are exceptionally adorable! This accessible introductory guide features original photography tracking the growth and care of a small flock of backyard ducks, and addresses everything the beginner duck keeper needs to know to be successful, including breed selection, housing, feeding, health care, understanding behavior, and egg and meat production.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63586-529-5 (9781635865295)
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Gail Damerow
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Ducks
Breeds, Feeding, Housing and Care, Eggs and Meat
E-Book
02/2023
Storey Publishing, LLC
€9.49
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Person
Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What's Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com.
Content
Why Ducks?
1 What Are the Best Duck Breeds?
2 Why Does a Duck Do That?
3 How Do I Acquire Ducks?
4 What Do Ducks Eat?
5 What Facilities Do Ducks Need?
6 How Do I Brood Ducklings?
7 Are Ducks Easy to Care For?
8 How Do I Manage Ducks for Eggs?
9 How Do I Hatch Duck Eggs?
10 How Do I Manage Ducks for Meat?
11 Can I Keep Ducks and Chickens Together?
12 How Do I Get Started Showing Ducks?
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