Duck Keeping On Money Making Lines

This special re-print edition of the W. Powell-Owen's book "Duck Keeping Along Money Making Lines" is a complete guide to raising ducks for eggs, meat or exhibition for profit, as well as Geese, Turkeys and Guinea Fowl. Written in 1918, this classic English text on poultry contains the basics of raising ducks and other waterowl and poultry, be it for eggs, for meat purposes or for pleasure. Included are all the basic elements of breed selection, coops and other forms of housing, how to hatch eggs, care of young chicks and much more. The text is specifically written from the standpoint of making money from ducks, geese and turkey raising. Some of the topics covered include All About Ducks, Duck Housing, Hatching Duck Eggs, Rearing Ducklings, Rearing Ducks For Meat, Feeding Ducks, Duck Health, Breeds of Domestic Ducks and much more, along with special sections on Geese, Turkeys and Guinea Fowl. In our opinion, this is one of the best classic books on the subject of keeping ducks and others for profit. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Excerpt from Duck-Keeping on Money-Making Lines: With Sections on Geese, Turkeys and Guinea-Fowl Duck-Keeping on Money-Making Lines: With Sections on Geese, Turkeys and Guinea-Fowl was written by W. Powell-Owen in 1918. This is a 213 page book, containing 75435 words and 18 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Most domesticated ducks are descended from the wild mallard and over the centuries many different breeds have been created. They have been kept as pets, or for their ornamental value, or have been farmed for their meat, eggs and down. In The Domestic Duck, Chris and Mike Ashton explain how these breeds have been developed and how to look after them. Contents include: Breeds, their origins and characteristics; Classic ducks from all over the world; 'Designer' ducks of the twentieth century; Management of adult stock; Breeding and rearing ducklings; Common problems and ailments. Fully illustrated with over 170 black & white photographs and 35 colour photographs depicting examples of the pure breeds and all aspects of their management, this is the essential manual for all duck-keepers.