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The backyard duck book : for the love of ducks / by Nyiri Murtagh.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2012.Edition: Revised edDescription: 1 vISBN:
  • 9780643106512 (pbk)
  • 0643106510 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.597 23
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued in various ebook formats.
Summary: 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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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre Non Fiction 636.597 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00608054

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

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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.

Also issued in various ebook formats.

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