{"product_id":"an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-raising-backyard-ducks-breeds-feeding-housing-and-care-eggs-and-meat-paperback","title":"An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Ducks: Breeds, Feeding, Housing and Care, Eggs and Meat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Damerow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis inspiring introductory guide provides all the information beginners need to raise ducks successfully in the yard or on a small homestead or farm.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ducks are quickly gaining on chickens as popular animals for the backyard homestead or small farm. They are friendly, productive, good at eating pests, remarkably healthy, and easier to raise than chickens in many ways. Plus, they are exceptionally adorable! This accessible introductory guide features original photography tracking the growth and care of a small flock of backyard ducks, and addresses everything the beginner duck keeper needs to know to be successful, including breed selection, housing, feeding, health care, understanding behavior, and egg and meat production. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eWhat's Killing My Chickens?\u003c\/i\u003e and the best-selling \u003ci\u003eStorey's Guide to Raising Chickens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicken Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicken Health Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHatching \u0026amp; Brooding Your Own Chicks\u003c\/i\u003e. Damerow is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eChickens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHobby Farms\u003c\/i\u003e magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.7 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765733425440,"sku":"9781635865295","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/60a891ab6c6e2b7af82fd77400114d9c.webp?v=1780278268","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-raising-backyard-ducks-breeds-feeding-housing-and-care-eggs-and-meat-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}