 | Better Farming Series 39 - Raising Ducks 1: How to Begin (FAO, 1990, 73 p.) |
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| | Preface |
|  | Introduction |
| | (introduction...) |
| | What do you need to raise ducks? |
| | Learning about ducks |
| | Where can you raise ducks? |
| | What kind of ducks can you raise? |
| | What can ducks eat? |
| | How many ducks should you raise? |
| | How to keep ducks safe and well |
| | Now you must decide |
| | How to begin |
| | Choosing a place to raise ducks |
| | Building a shelter for your ducks |
| | The floor of a duck shelter |
| | Building nests |
| | The ducks |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Choosing ducks for your flock |
| | How to choose good ducks |
| | How to tell the difference between female and male ducks |
| | How to handle your ducks |
| | After you get your ducks |
| | Growing your own baby ducks |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Hatching your own eggs |
| | Setting the female duck |
| | The baby ducks |
| | Putting your new baby ducks with the flock |
| | When to use or sell the meat |
| | Taking care of your ducks |
| | Further improvement |
What do you need to raise ducks?
You will need
· a good place near your house to keep a flock of ducks
A good place near your house
· a simple shelter for your ducks to protect them in cold, hot or wet weather and to keep them safe from their enemies or from people who may steal them
A simple duck shelter
· enough food and water for your ducks to eat and drink
Enough food and water
· enough strong and healthy fully grown or young ducks of the kind that you can get to start your flock (see also Items 19, 21 and 41).
Strong and healthy ducks
8. If you have or can get all of these things you may want to raise your own flock of ducks.
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