The Backyard Duck Book

For the Love of Ducks

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Pets, Science & Nature, Nature, Technology
Cover of the book The Backyard Duck Book by Nyiri Murtagh, CSIRO PUBLISHING
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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.
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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.

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