Better Farming Series 39 - Raising Ducks 1: How to Begin (FAO, 1990, 73 p.): The ducks: How to handle your ducks

Better Farming Series 39 - Raising Ducks 1: How to Begin (FAO, 1990, 73 p.)

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Preface

Introduction

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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

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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

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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

117. The legs or wings of a duck can easily be hurt or even broken. So, never grab a duck by the legs or the wings.

How to grab ducks

118. To catch a duck, grasp it firmly but gently at the base of the neck.

Grab the duck by the base of its neck

119. You can also catch a duck by holding its wings against its sides with one hand on each side of its body and a thumb over each wing.

Hold the duck’s wings against its sides

120. After you have caught a duck, slide one hand under its body and hold its legs firmly.

121. Then you can rest the body of the duck on the lower part of your arm and carry it easily.

Rest the body of the duck on the lower part of your arm

122. If you have to move a duck from place to place, you can carry it in a basket or a crate with a cover.

Basket; crate

123. First, tie the legs of the duck together. Then put it gently inside and put on the cover to keep the duck from getting out.

Put the duck in the basket