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Waterfowl Books
We are pleased to offer among the largest collections of specialty books on waterfowl available anywhere including a number of hard to find small press books that typically aren't available in bookstores, book web sites or other catalogs.
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The Book of Geese
Basic enough for the hobbyist, yet comprehensive enough for commercial raisers. Includes info on: breeds, incubation, rearing, health problems and managing the adult flock. Author: Dave Holderread. Soft cover, 209 pg., b/w photos, illustrations. 1993.
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Call Duck Breed Book
Color section & many new photos. by dr. C. Darrel Sheraw, ABA & APA Licensed Judge. Softcover 163 pages. History and origin, breeding the Call duck, feed preferences, sexing ducklings, pinioning & clipping, call duck showmanship.
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Canadian Honker Bulletin
A brief bulletin on raising Canadian Honkers. Helps you with feed, housing, breeding. Instructions on pinioning. Author: Loyl Stromberg. Soft cover, 4 pg., b/w illustrations.
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Call & Other Bantam Ducks
Provides info on housing, feeding, breeding, brooding, and showing of call ducks. Also includes info on bantam breeds not commonly seen in the U.S. Authors: Anne Terrell, Ian Kay & Chris Ashton. Hard cover, 168 pg., Color & b/w photos.
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Ducks and Geese: A Guide to Management
Descriptions on housing, equipment, incubation, rearing, and routine management. Also covers showing, handling, sexing, diseases, popular and rare breeds. Author: Tom Bartlett. Hard cover, 110 pg., b/w photos.
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Ducks and Geese at Home
A practical guide to rearing and keeping domestic waterfowl. Discusses choosing a breed, breeding, hatching, vermin control, and diseases. Author: Michael Roberts. Soft cover, 55 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Domestic Geese
Book is divided into four sections: Breeds (origins, developments, newcomers); setting up (exhibiting, table birds, stock); management of adult stock (needs, behavior); breeding (breeding season, incubation, rearing). Also covers diseases and ailments. Very good reference book. Author: Chris Ashton. Hard cover, 192 pg., color & b/w photos.
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Great Gallery of Ducks
Author: Alan Birkbeck. Soft cover, 63 pg., color photos, b/w photos & illustrations. This is a good beginners guide to keeping and breeding ornamental waterfowl. Tells how to set up your first collection, pens, aviaries, pond construction, nesting, rearing and more. Specific descriptions of ducks & geese.
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Guide to Raising Ducks
Description of features & behavior, different breeds, colors, genetics, incubation, rearing, feed, butchering, health problems and treatment. Author: Dave Holderread. Soft cover, 316 pg., b/w photos & illustrations. 2001
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Guide to Ducks and Geese
Over 90 glorious color photos of North American waterfowl, including breeding plumage of male and female ducks. Includes the dabbling and diving ducks, geese, loons and grebes. Describes species habits, behaviors, characteristics, and calls - also information that will help anyone identify them in the wild. Written by Chuck Hanger editor of Birder's World magazine. Photography by Tom Vezo. Soft Cover 108 pages.
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Hobby Farm Ducks
Great management information on breeds, begavior housing, health, breeding, incubation and online resources for those lovable ducks. Written by Cherie Langlois. Hard cover. 160 pages with many color photos.
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Keeping Ducks DVD
Beginners guide video follows journey of ducklings from incubation through their lives. Explains housing, breeding and caring for ducks on the farm or at shows. Gives you thorough grounding in duck keeping. You will see many of the common duck varieties in color. DVD 48 minutes, color.
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The Mandarin Duck
Color photos, including Mandarin drake, hen and ducklings. Helpful information for the hobbyist: habitat characteristics, feeding, courtship, feeding, nesting, molting of this popular and colorful aviary species. by Christopher Lever. Soft cover, 24 pp. w/ 10
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Modern Waterfowl Management
Comprehensive guide for raising all ducks, geese and swans. Most of the domestic breeds are discussed. Ducks and geese are discussed in more detail than swans. Author: Oscar Grow. Hard cover, 359 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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New Duck Handbook
A very informative book on ornamental and domestic ducks. Tells everything about housing, care, feeding, disease, and breeding. Also covers commercial uses of ducks. Author: Hienz-Sigurd Raethel. Soft cover, 2005 Edition 135pp., color photos & b/w illustrations.
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Raising Ducks and Geese
Basic information on incubating, brooding, feed, shelter, sanitation, and controlling your ducks & geese. Author: John M. Vivian. Soft cover, 31 pg., b/w illustrations.
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Swan Breeding and Management
Description of various species of swans. Also covers care, breeding, incubation, pinioning, feeding, sexing, diseases and transporting. Now Spiral Bound. Author: Loyl Stromberg. Soft cover, 95 pg., color photos and b/w photos, illustrations.
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The Domestic Duck
Chris and Mike Ashton, authors. 192 pp., 8 full page color plates and several b/w photos and illustrations. This book traces the origins of 23 breeds of ducks and examines their breed characteristics for both exhibition and utility purposes. Gives advice on acquiring, keeping and breeding ducks and selecting birds. An up to date guide for the serious hobbyist.
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Wildfowl at Home
This is a good beginners guide to keeping and breeding ornamental waterfowl. Tells how to set up your first collection, pens, aviaries, pond construction, nesting, rearing and more. Specific descriptions of ducks & geese. Author: Alan Birkbeck. Soft cover, 63 pg., color photos, b/w photos & illustrations.
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Wood Duck Bulletin
Description of Wood Ducks, nesting, pinioning, precautions against predators. Diagram of a nest box is also in the booklet. Stromberg Service Bulletin. Authors: Loyl and Janet Stromberg. Soft cover, 8 pg., b/w illustrations.
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The Wood Duck and the Mandarin
Lengthy chapters on each species. Covers the history, habitats, and conservation. Limited copies left. Authors: Lawton L. Shurtleff and Christopher Savage. Hard cover, 232 pg., many color photographs.
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