PublishedCsiro, June 2012 |
ISBN9780643106512 |
FormatSoftcover, 168 pages |
Dimensions24.5cm × 17cm × 0.8cm |
The Backyard Duck Book is a revised edition of Nyiri Murtagh's popular book, For the Love of Ducks, but with colour photographs of the duck breeds. It covers all aspects of duck husbandry, from selecting a breed and buying ducks to housing, breeding, feeding and health. It includes a description of each of the duck breeds currently available in Australia, the standards for each breed, their egg-laying capacity and their potential as table birds.