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Ducks and Geese: Standard Breeds and Management

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Ducks and Geese: Standard Breeds and Management

George Ellsworth Howard

65 pages~1 hr 18 min read37 chapters$4.99
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White Pekins, gray Rouens, black Cayugas, and tiny Call ducks: the barnyard holds more variety than you would think. Howard describes the standard breeds of ducks and geese and how to manage them, breed by distinctive breed. A concise, practical keeper's guide. Choose your flock from the finest waterfowl and raise them well.

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37 chapters

  1. 1DUCKS AND GEESE:
  2. 2CONTENTS.
  3. 3DUCKS AND GEESE.
  4. 4DUCKS. STANDARD BREEDS OF DUCKS.
  5. 5WHITE PEKIN DUCKS.
  6. 6WHITE AYLESBURY DUCKS.
  7. 7COLORED ROUEN DUCKS.
  8. 8BLACK CAYUGA DUCKS.
  9. 9COLORED AND WHITE MUSCOVY DUCKS.
  10. 10GRAY AND WHITE CALL DUCKS.
  11. 11BLACK EAST INDIAN DUCKS.
  12. 12CRESTED WHITE DUCKS.
  13. 13MANAGEMENT OF DUCKS.
  14. 14STARTING A PLANT.
  15. 15BUILDINGS FOR BREEDING DUCKS.
  16. 16BROODING HOUSES.
  17. 17GROUND PLAN.
  18. 18SUPPLYING WATER.

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