Ducks and Duck Breeding

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.