Keeping Ducks & Geese [Paperback]

Chris Ashton (Author), Mike Ashton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2009

Keeping ducks and geese can be a fascinating hobby for the whole family. From producing eggs for food and painting, quills for writing, birds for exhibition or even eating, ducks and geese can add a new dimension to the garden or smallholding. They make wonderful pets: geese act as guard dogs and ducks are a gardener's best friend, keeping the pond free of weeds and rescuing crops from a slimy slug massacre.

With detailed information on 40 of the most popular breeds, Keeping Ducks and Geese shows how to select the right breed for you, what you need to get started and how to care for your birds so that you get the best out of them from the outset. A lavish lifestyle section provides recipes for using the rich eggs, family activities, duck and goose folklore, and much more.

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About the Author

Chris and Mike Ashton are leading writers, breeders and administrators in the British Waterfowl world. As well as winning numerous British Waterfowl Association Awards for their ducks and geese, they have both chaired the BWA Standards Committee and Mike is currently the chief judging examiner for the BWA. They are both regular contributors to specialist magazines and have written two books on the subject.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles (May 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715331574
• ISBN-13: 978-0715331576
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #903,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ducks? yes! Geese? yes! yes!!, February 28, 2011

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Jon ben Ish "the mischievous maggid" (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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Excellent book for both ducks and geese. Because it is British it doesn't cover our North American breeds and species. But, I would recommend it highly for the information that it does have.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, August 23, 2010

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This book, "keeping Ducks and Geese" is VERY informative ! The book has many beautiful pictures and important information on all the different breeds of ducks and geese. The book answered some of the questions we had about feather changes we saw in our ducks. We have shared information from this book with others that bought geese and ducks but didn't know that much about them. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to know about ducks and geeses. The writer/producer of this book did a wonderful job putting it together !

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful pictures!!, March 14, 2011

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V. Robinson "KaySerRa" (McDonough, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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Not knowing ANYTHING about ducks this book was not only informative, but the pictures of the different breeds was exactly what I was looking for. The pictures in the hatchery catalogs can't compare to the pictures in this book. If you're undecided what breed to go with, this book will help. The description of each breed goes into more detail than the hatchery catalogs too. I found the price at Amazon the lowest and purchasing Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks, shipping was free. Glad I purchased it.