The Backyard Duck Book
For the Love of Ducks
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Pets, Science & Nature, Nature, Technology
| Author: | Nyiri Murtagh | ISBN: | 9780643106536 |
| Publisher: | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Publication: | June 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nyiri Murtagh |
| ISBN: | 9780643106536 |
| Publisher: | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Publication: | June 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Language: | English |
The Backyard Duck Book is a revised edition of Nyiri Murtagh’s popular book, For the Love of Ducks, but with colour photographs of the duck breeds. It covers all aspects of duck husbandry, from selecting a breed and buying ducks to housing, breeding, feeding and health. It includes a description of each of the duck breeds currently available in Australia, the standards for each breed, their egg-laying capacity and their potential as table birds. The book also has a comprehensive section on artificial incubation of eggs that includes step-by-step instructions on how to test eggs for fertility and defects. Crossbreeding, developing your own lines and raising ducks for meat are also covered. Backyard poultry farmers, small-acre farmers and hobby farmers will find this book an enjoyable and useful reference.
The Backyard Duck Book is a revised edition of Nyiri Murtagh’s popular book, For the Love of Ducks, but with colour photographs of the duck breeds. It covers all aspects of duck husbandry, from selecting a breed and buying ducks to housing, breeding, feeding and health. It includes a description of each of the duck breeds currently available in Australia, the standards for each breed, their egg-laying capacity and their potential as table birds. The book also has a comprehensive section on artificial incubation of eggs that includes step-by-step instructions on how to test eggs for fertility and defects. Crossbreeding, developing your own lines and raising ducks for meat are also covered. Backyard poultry farmers, small-acre farmers and hobby farmers will find this book an enjoyable and useful reference.
