The New Duck Handbook: Purchase, Care and Feeding, Health, Breeding; Understanding Ducks Behavior (Pet Owner's Handbooks) [Paperback]

Heinz Sigurd Raethel (Author)

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Text: English, German (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (March 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812040880
• ISBN-13: 978-0812040883
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,056,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like to feed ducks at the pond, BUY THIS BOOK!!!!, August 12, 2001

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Genevieve Matherly "Genevieve" (Soquel, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Duck Handbook: Purchase, Care and Feeding, Health, Breeding; Understanding Ducks Behavior (Pet Owner's Handbooks) (Paperback)

I love to go feed the ducks at the local pond. I now know what types come to the pond and why they act the way they do. This book is interesting enough for an adult, but easy enough for a child to understand. This is a WONDERFUL book. Very FUN to read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid duck care book, July 24, 2007

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This review is from: The New Duck Handbook: Purchase, Care and Feeding, Health, Breeding; Understanding Ducks Behavior (Pet Owner's Handbooks) (Paperback)

This book would be very helpful to they inexperienced duck owner. However, I can't see it taking anyone beyond the basics, and if you own ducks at some point you will have to travel down that road. This book does give a lot of good information. It has everything from basic anatomy of the duck, to diet, housing and environmental concerns, duck behavior, raising ducks, a list on ornamental and domestic breeds, and most importantly it gives you the basics in an easy to understand format.

Having said all this this book has some weaknesses. It does not have a detailed breeds list (only a couple pages). This book does cover a lot of information in under a hundred pages, but it doesn't cover any one thing really well. I prefer Dave Holderreads book "Storey's Guide To Raising Ducks." I feel it is a superior book for both novices and experienced poultry personal. So why did I give this book 4 stars? Simply, this book does everything it can in under a hundred pages, it just doesn't do enough in my opinion. It would be a good book to start with, but you will eventually have to buy or get more information somewhere else.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Duck Handbook, August 12, 2005

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S. Holton (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Duck Handbook: Purchase, Care and Feeding, Health, Breeding; Understanding Ducks Behavior (Pet Owner's Handbooks) (Paperback)

Owning a pet duck is a lot different than owning a dog or cat!
This book will help you know how to house, feed and care for that cute little Easter duckling that quickly turns into a big white bundle of feathers.