Author: MR Roland Ruthersdale
Publisher: Imb Publishing
ISBN: 9781910410325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The American Pekin Duck accounts for 90% of the commercially reared ducks in the United States of America. These ducks are known for their prolific egg laying abilities, laying close to 200 eggs in each season. The American Pekin Duck also produces the tastiest duck meat. Since these ducks grow fast in numbers, they are preferred by most people who rear ducks solely for commercial purposes. There is another side to these beautiful ducks. They are extremely beautiful with their creamy white and fluffy plumage. Because of their calm and peaceful nature, they also make great pets. Pekin Ducks are really friendly are known to follow their owners all around the house. They are even good companions as they love to cuddle and stay close to their owners. If you plan to bring home a American Pekin Duck, there are several things that you must keep in mind as these birds are very different from regular pets. The maintenance of ducks is important and must be given a lot of care as ducks are easily infected. These infections are also very hazardous to human health. To make sure that your flock is healthy and to also safeguard the health of your family, you must take all the necessary measures to make your home a good environment for ducks. This book takes you through all the details of duck care. This book is your one stop solution for all the queries that you may have about the health, care and even behavior of your American Pekin Duck. This book also gives you tips on making your American Pekin Duck a great investment. The author, Roland Ruthersdale, is a duck lover and duck keeper.
Pekin Ducks as Pets. American Pekin Duck Owner's Manual. American Pekin Duck Pros and Cons, Care, Housing, Diet and Health All Included.
Author: MR Roland Ruthersdale
Publisher: Imb Publishing
ISBN: 9781910410325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The American Pekin Duck accounts for 90% of the commercially reared ducks in the United States of America. These ducks are known for their prolific egg laying abilities, laying close to 200 eggs in each season. The American Pekin Duck also produces the tastiest duck meat. Since these ducks grow fast in numbers, they are preferred by most people who rear ducks solely for commercial purposes. There is another side to these beautiful ducks. They are extremely beautiful with their creamy white and fluffy plumage. Because of their calm and peaceful nature, they also make great pets. Pekin Ducks are really friendly are known to follow their owners all around the house. They are even good companions as they love to cuddle and stay close to their owners. If you plan to bring home a American Pekin Duck, there are several things that you must keep in mind as these birds are very different from regular pets. The maintenance of ducks is important and must be given a lot of care as ducks are easily infected. These infections are also very hazardous to human health. To make sure that your flock is healthy and to also safeguard the health of your family, you must take all the necessary measures to make your home a good environment for ducks. This book takes you through all the details of duck care. This book is your one stop solution for all the queries that you may have about the health, care and even behavior of your American Pekin Duck. This book also gives you tips on making your American Pekin Duck a great investment. The author, Roland Ruthersdale, is a duck lover and duck keeper.
Publisher: Imb Publishing
ISBN: 9781910410325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The American Pekin Duck accounts for 90% of the commercially reared ducks in the United States of America. These ducks are known for their prolific egg laying abilities, laying close to 200 eggs in each season. The American Pekin Duck also produces the tastiest duck meat. Since these ducks grow fast in numbers, they are preferred by most people who rear ducks solely for commercial purposes. There is another side to these beautiful ducks. They are extremely beautiful with their creamy white and fluffy plumage. Because of their calm and peaceful nature, they also make great pets. Pekin Ducks are really friendly are known to follow their owners all around the house. They are even good companions as they love to cuddle and stay close to their owners. If you plan to bring home a American Pekin Duck, there are several things that you must keep in mind as these birds are very different from regular pets. The maintenance of ducks is important and must be given a lot of care as ducks are easily infected. These infections are also very hazardous to human health. To make sure that your flock is healthy and to also safeguard the health of your family, you must take all the necessary measures to make your home a good environment for ducks. This book takes you through all the details of duck care. This book is your one stop solution for all the queries that you may have about the health, care and even behavior of your American Pekin Duck. This book also gives you tips on making your American Pekin Duck a great investment. The author, Roland Ruthersdale, is a duck lover and duck keeper.
Fresh Eggs Daily
Author: Lisa Steele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985562250
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, breeding, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout. The USDA's new study of urban chicken raising sees a 400% increase in backyard chickens over the next 5 years, driven by younger adults.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985562250
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, breeding, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout. The USDA's new study of urban chicken raising sees a 400% increase in backyard chickens over the next 5 years, driven by younger adults.
Ducks
Author: Cherie Langlois
Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
ISBN: 9781933958163
Category : Ducks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A flock of frolicking waterfowl can be a lively addition to any hobby farm, and "Ducks" offers essential information on tending a small-scale flock, with full-color photos, a handy glossary, and advice from experienced duck farmers, it's a must-read for those drawn to ducks for their striking colors, their spirited personalities, and the valuable products they provide for home and market.
Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
ISBN: 9781933958163
Category : Ducks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A flock of frolicking waterfowl can be a lively addition to any hobby farm, and "Ducks" offers essential information on tending a small-scale flock, with full-color photos, a handy glossary, and advice from experienced duck farmers, it's a must-read for those drawn to ducks for their striking colors, their spirited personalities, and the valuable products they provide for home and market.
Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases
Author:
Publisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Keeping Geese
Author: Chris Ashton
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 178500056X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Keeping Geese is a complete guide to the domesticated goose. It shows how this intelligent bird has been absorbed into different cultures throughout history, from the taming of the Greylag and the Swan goose to the exhibition of the mighty Toulouse. Written from thirty years of first-hand experience of keeping, breeding and exhibiting these birds, Keeping Geese gives an insight into their habits and behaviour. Pure breeds of geese, hand-reared, are tame, responsive and intelligent and reared well, they will give hours of interest and pleasure for life. Illustrated with over 160 photographs and diagrams, this comprehensive study of geese covers the following and much more: domestication of the goose from the wild, and development of the breeds; why keep geese - as garden pets, eggs, exhibition, table birds; getting started with geese; understanding geese - breeds, physiology and behaviour; management of adult stock; breeding, incubation and rearing goslings; recognizing and treating ailments.
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 178500056X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Keeping Geese is a complete guide to the domesticated goose. It shows how this intelligent bird has been absorbed into different cultures throughout history, from the taming of the Greylag and the Swan goose to the exhibition of the mighty Toulouse. Written from thirty years of first-hand experience of keeping, breeding and exhibiting these birds, Keeping Geese gives an insight into their habits and behaviour. Pure breeds of geese, hand-reared, are tame, responsive and intelligent and reared well, they will give hours of interest and pleasure for life. Illustrated with over 160 photographs and diagrams, this comprehensive study of geese covers the following and much more: domestication of the goose from the wild, and development of the breeds; why keep geese - as garden pets, eggs, exhibition, table birds; getting started with geese; understanding geese - breeds, physiology and behaviour; management of adult stock; breeding, incubation and rearing goslings; recognizing and treating ailments.
Nutrient Requirements of Poultry
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309048923
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This classic reference for poultry nutrition has been updated for the first time since 1984. The chapter on general considerations concerning individual nutrients and water has been greatly expanded and includes, for the first time, equations for predicting the energy value of individual feed ingredients from their proximate composition. This volume includes the latest information on the nutrient requirements of meat- and egg-type chickens, incorporating data on brown-egg strains, turkeys, geese, ducks, pheasants, Japanese quail, and Bobwhite quail. This publication also contains new appendix tables that document in detail the scientific information used to derive the nutrient requirements appearing in the summary tables for each species of bird.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309048923
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This classic reference for poultry nutrition has been updated for the first time since 1984. The chapter on general considerations concerning individual nutrients and water has been greatly expanded and includes, for the first time, equations for predicting the energy value of individual feed ingredients from their proximate composition. This volume includes the latest information on the nutrient requirements of meat- and egg-type chickens, incorporating data on brown-egg strains, turkeys, geese, ducks, pheasants, Japanese quail, and Bobwhite quail. This publication also contains new appendix tables that document in detail the scientific information used to derive the nutrient requirements appearing in the summary tables for each species of bird.
Duck Eggs Daily
Author: Lisa Steele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989268882
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to raising backyard ducks for eggs and companionship. Includes pictures and brief descriptions of various duck breeds and recipes using duck eggs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989268882
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to raising backyard ducks for eggs and companionship. Includes pictures and brief descriptions of various duck breeds and recipes using duck eggs.
Duck, Duck, Goose: Read & Listen Edition
Author: Tad Hills
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0307938298
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Duck & Goose, Goose & Duck. Feathered friends forever . . . or are they? That's what we discover in this charming and hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Duck & Goose. You see, there's a challenge to their friendship: a little whippersnapper of a duck named Thistle. Thistle's good at everything (or so she thinks), from math to holding her breath to standing on her head. Duck thinks she's fantastic. But Goose does not! And so Goose is faced with a problem close to the hearts of children everywhere: what happens when your best friend makes a new friend? This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0307938298
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Duck & Goose, Goose & Duck. Feathered friends forever . . . or are they? That's what we discover in this charming and hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Duck & Goose. You see, there's a challenge to their friendship: a little whippersnapper of a duck named Thistle. Thistle's good at everything (or so she thinks), from math to holding her breath to standing on her head. Duck thinks she's fantastic. But Goose does not! And so Goose is faced with a problem close to the hearts of children everywhere: what happens when your best friend makes a new friend? This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.
Our Farm and Building Book
Author: William A. Radford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Farm buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Farm buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Prairie Homestead Cookbook
Author: Jill Winger
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250305942
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250305942
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.