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Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks: Breeds, Care, Health Paperback – November 8, 2000

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For 17 years readers have turned to Storey Books for advice on raising animals. Our Modern Way series of six books has sold more than 1,000,000 copies. In an effort to provide readers with the best how-to animal books on the market we are completely updating all six Modern Way titles and reintroducing them as part of our Guide to Raising series.

Written by experts, these guides give novice and experienced livestock farmers all they need to know to successfully keep and profit from animals. Each book includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illness. The books also address the business of raising animals -- processing meat, milk, eggs, and more. The authors were chosen not only for their expertise but also for their ability to explain the ins and outs of animal husbandry in an inviting and authoritative manner.

Whether readers are ready to start an entire herd or flock or are considering purchasing their first animal, Storey's Guide to Raising series offers vital information; each book is an indispensable reference.

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November 8, 2000
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Everything You Need to Know to Raise Ducks Successfully

This comprehensive, fully illustrated guide takes you through every step of owning ducks. An essential resource for any duck breeder, it provides the most up-to-date information on:

Individual breeds

Breeding for color varieties

Feeding and housing

Maximizing egg production

Breeding for color varieties

Showing prize-winning ducks

Health care and disease prevention

"This book is a deep and useful resource for anyone from beginner to advanced breeder and is jam-packed with information available nowhere else. This includes not only recent scientific understandings but also many insights and 'tricks' from old-time breeders that are sure to contribute to success." - D. Philip Sponenberg, D.V.M., Ph.D. American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

About the Author

Dave Holderread, author of Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks, has raised ducks for nearly 50 years. He and his wife have established one of the largest genetic stocks of domestic waterfowl in the world on their farm in Oregon, and their ducks have won numerous championships at regional and national shows. Holderread teaches in vocational poultry programs throughout North America.

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Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC; 2nd edition (November 8, 2000)
Language : English
Paperback : 316 pages
ISBN-10 : 158017258X
ISBN-13 : 978-1580172585
Item Weight : 1.17 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 0.81 x 8.98 inches

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Cassie

The Ducky Bible! Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2014

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This is the duck Bible!! It is hard to find as many books on duck care as there is available for chickens. My husband and I are establishing a small urban homestead and wanting to have a flock built consisting of 1/3 ducks and 2/3 chickens roughly. This book has been constantly referenced the past several months after we brought home three day old ducklings, raised them, then slaughtered them for meat. We also had duck hatching eggs we incubated and hatched a couple of weeks ago. I cannot tell you how invaluable of a resource this book was for artificially incubating our welsh harlequins as well, because there are distinct differences in the protocol of incubating duck eggs instead of chicken eggs. There is a LOT of misinformation out there about ducks and how to safely feed/raise domesticated ducklings in particular, and with out this reference I may have believed some of the bad advice that was totally wrong about duckling feed from the employees at a local feed store. The older version of this book has slightly old information on the status of certain breeds as there have been come backs for some since then by a little margin, but other than that all of the pertinent information on care and temperament of breeds, etc is right on! LOVE this book!!

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Carl Cravens

An excellent foundation, and a must for anyone wanting to own ducks.

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2008

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Writing a book called "Raising Ducks" is a challenging task, because it's written for several audiences with different needs. Are you wanting to keep Khaki Campbell ducks in your urban backyard for eggs? Do you want to breed Indian Runners to show at the State Fair? Are you a smallholder who wants to branch out into raising Pekins for your own table and for market? Do you just want to keep a pet duck?

Holderread attempts to write to all of these audiences, risking both overwhelming and shorting the readers who just want a few ducks and really aren't familiar with keeping animals or are unsure of themselves. He does little hand-holding, leaving research into the details of available equipment and the like to the reader.

But I think this book is an excellent resource for any keeper of ducks. Some portions will be less useful, but I've not been able to find another book with as much detailed information. I consider "Raising Ducks" to be the bible of the small-scale duck keeper.

"Raising Ducks" opens with a survey of the duck and the wide variety of domestic breeds... and consumes nearly one third of the book. Much of this information is about showing ducks, which is of little to no use to anyone but those wanting to show ducks. And if that's not enough, another forty-some pages, nearly a sixth of the book, is devoted to duck genetics and breeding. This piece is valuable to the show breeder, but comes at a tediously poor place. Were I the editor, this would have been the final chapter... why learn about duck color genetics before you even know how to raise and keep them?

In short, if you pick up the book already knowing what breed of duck you want, read the "Why ducks?" chapter just for the warm fuzzies of knowing you've chosen wisely, then skip straight to page 142, and "Acquiring stock". Skim through the duck breeds when you have more time, and completely ignore "Understanding duck colors" unless you're bored.

That all sounds a bit negative, but you'll note, I gave this book four stars, and I called it "excellent" in the title of this review.

Now we get to the meat of the book as far as the title is concerned, it's "Raising Ducks" not "Showing" or "Breeding"... over 150 pages concerning the actual raising and care of ducks. And Holderread seems to have his ducks in a row, based on many years of experience. Throw out all those parts I recommended you skip and I'd still pay cover price for the remainder.

As of this writing, I have eight beautiful, ten-day-old Khaki Campbell ducks. I've read most of the latter half of the book twice or three times. Holderread has answered most of my questions, given me a good foundation, and confidence that I'm taking care of my ducks well. Sometimes he doesn't seem to have a lot to say on a subject, but he does say that ducks are simple creatures to care for... in these cases, I think there just isn't anything more of use to say.

He does repeat himself, but it's a good thing... you'll find specific nutrition information in the chapters on raising ducklings and managing adults, and again in a separate chapter on nutrition. I find this handy... when reading about ducklings, the information is right there. And when wanting to survey nutrition as a whole from hatching to laying, it's all right there, with no flipping between chapters.

All in all, I'm very glad to have this book available to me. I checked it out from the library and after reading only part of it ordered my own copy. It was clear that I needed this resource in my personal collection.

I would have given this book five stars if:

It had color photos of the breeds. Plumage color is talked about extensively, but no photos of the color in question are provided.

Holderread's writing had been a tad clearer. There's one place concerning the feeding of ducks a lower-protein ration for health reasons if you don't need maximum growth, but it's very unclear as to whether that applies during the first two weeks. There are a couple very minor places where he may be contradicting himself, or he may be referring to the same thing in different circumstances.

If it'd given more attention to what does and doesn't work for ducks... bedding, equipment made for chickens, etc. I've done a lot of trial and error... I still haven't found a bedding material I'm happy with, both the first waterer and feeder didn't quite work for ducks (all the waterers and feeders are made for chicks, which don't have big bills). Yeah, a little more hand-holding here would have been helpful.

UPDATE: (06/2011) (It's three years later, and my opinion of this book remains unchanged. Holderreed is my bible, and it got me through three good years of keeping Khaki Campbells. When I gave my ducks to another family (we needed a break, they had a lone duck that needed friends) I made sure to give them my copy of "Raising Ducks". If I decide to get another flock in the future, the first thing I'll do is buy another copy of "Raising Ducks". I wouldn't keep ducks without this book at hand.)

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K. Newell

Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2009

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While I (as a first-time duck owner of a very healthy young flock) have referred to other resources for bits of information here and there, this is by far the most comprehensive book overall, and one which I refer to over and over again. As my ducks have passed through various stages of development and as I have become more familiar with what being a duck owner entails, I have continued to learn something new every time I've picked up Mr. Holderread's book. It should definitely be included in any duck owner's library.

In addition to positive points mentioned by other reviewers, I'd like to note that the detailed nutritional charts have been of great help.

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Best duck book available

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2007

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This book has something for everyone. If your buying ducks as pets or for a large scale operation this book will give you the knowledge you desire. It covers incubation, raising ducklings, feeders, waterers, housing, sanitation, breeds, behavior, genetics, anatomy of the duck, breeding, butchering, sexing, diet, and much more. Even more impressive than what this book covers in under 300 pages is how easy it is to read. Mr. Holderread has written a book easy enough that a 12 year old can become a duck expert. If you are thinking or raising a couple ducks or hundreds this is the only book you will ever need.

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Jak Sanderson

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2013

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I bought this book at the same time as Storeys Books on Chickens 2004/5(see my review). I have yet to acquire any ducks but as the chickens did not arrive until 2013 there is still time. Need to get rid of the fox first. As with the book on chickens lots of information, well presented, easy to use. As I know absolutely nothing about ducks it is highly likely that one day in the not too distant future it will be very useful. Again written for the US market but overall makes little difference, especially with so many online forums to assist in finding UK links if required. The book on chickens gave me more than I needed and I have suggested something simpler for the owner who is looking for eggs and little else. Whether this will apply to this book I don't know but for the amount of information provided it is a very reasonable price, even more so if you don't mind a second-hand book.

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not really a beginner guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2009

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Although this book undoubtedly has a lot of information, one has to question whether it is the old story of someone trying to write a book for all occasions. If the book had been broken into say five smaller booklets and produced as a series, each booklet may have been value for money. But the information on the breeds is not that helpful and the breed information possibly not that helpful to neither the beginner or someone more experienced looking for more in depth information. The sections on ailments is also limited. Time and time again, this book manages to fall between two stools and is in the end, rather unsatisfactory and at the same time, it lacks the warmth and enthusiasm of, say, Francine Raymond's 'Keeping a few ducks in your garden'. There are better books than this - one suggestion is that if you want to have a detailed book about poultry and water fowl ailments, you are better of buying a dedicated book such as that by Victoria Roberts.

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The Paddocks B&B

Raising Ducks

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2013

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Love this book - brought it on recommendation from a smallholding course I did - a really interesting read and useful too.
Yes a little American but can't say this detracted from it.
Got my ducks before getting this - but has been helpful bringing them up since.
Enjoy – a great book!

Susan

A must have book for smallholders

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2015

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Has everything you need to know about ducks in one book.
A must have book for smallholders. wanting to raise ducks for eggs or meat.
Cross breeding information to get the best utility duck.

william anderson

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2015

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Not as good as I thought,would have liked more pictures of different breeds!

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