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Murtagh, Nyiri.

The backyard duck book : for the love of ducks / by Nyiri Murtagh. - Revised ed. - Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2012. - 1 v.

Originally published: Bolwarrah, Vic. : Bolwarrah Press, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.



ISBN: 9780643106512 (pbk) 0643106510 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ducks.
Duck breeds.

Dewey Class. No.: 636.597