The illustrated guide to ducks and geese and other domestic fowl : how to choose them, how to keep them
Lewis, Celia2012
Books, Manuscripts
Tips on keeping domestic fowl and selecting the right breed for your circumstances. Covering 65 domestic breeds of ducks, geese, guineafowl, quail, turkeys and peafowl, the book gives an insight into the individual personalities and attributes...
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
London A. & C. Black 2012
Collation:
160 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Feathers -- How to make a quill pen -- Eggs -- Breeding -- Using a broody -- Using an incubator -- The rearing pen -- Ducks -- Introduction -- Housing and fencing -- Feeding -- Water -- Breeding -- Parts of a duck -- Duck breed profiles -- Geese -- Introduction -- Housing and fencing -- Feeding -- Breeding -- Parts of a goose -- Goose breed profiles -- Guineafowl -- Introduction -- Housing and fencing -- Feeding -- Breeding -- Parts of a guineafowl -- Peafowl -- Introduction -- Housing and fencing -- Feeding -- Breeding -- How to catch a peacock -- Parts of a peacock -- Quail -- Introduction -- Housing and fencing -- Feeding -- Breeding -- Parts of a quail -- Turkeys -- Introduction -- Turkeyspeak -- Housing and fencing -- Feeding and water -- Breeding -- Parts of a turkey -- Turkey breed profiles -- Common ailments
ISBN:
9781408152645 (hbk)
Dewey class:
636.59 ILL
Local class:
636.59
Language:
English
BRN:
6856
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 636.59 ILL | Available |