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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Marches Farmer on November 03, 2013, 09:27:14 am

Title: Recommendations for a Book on Waterfowl?
Post by: Marches Farmer on November 03, 2013, 09:27:14 am

I've raised ducklings on a small scale but would like to do more.  Any recommendations for a good intoruductory book on raising ornamental breeds rather than the ubiquitous table/layer birds?  Or a monthly magazine.

Title: Re: Recommendations for a Book on Waterfowl?
Post by: HesterF on November 03, 2013, 06:01:30 pm

No use on either books or publications (I have lots but all domestic waterfowl) but I can recommend joining the British Waterfowl Association (covers all waterfowl ornamental and domestic);

http://www.waterfowl.org.uk/index.html (http://www.waterfowl.org.uk/index.html)

They sell a lot of books through their on-line shop and I reckon would be really helpful if you phone up for advice. I've got the waterfowl standards from them - took a while to pin them down on the phone but once I did they were great.

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Title: Re: Recommendations for a Book on Waterfowl?
Post by: Marches Farmer on November 05, 2013, 04:26:33 pm

Many thanks - I hadn't heard of them before. I'd like to keep Fulvous Whistling Tree Ducks one day - just to have a reason to keep saying Fulvous Whistling Tree Ducks!

Title: Re: Recommendations for a Book on Waterfowl?
Post by: HesterF on November 05, 2013, 06:22:13 pm

 ;D - not only that but the whistling is quite cool too, isn't it? I can't have ornamentals here - no permanent open water - but my neighbour has a variety of little ducks and they're great. Jealous!