{"product_id":"2940046449631","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Keeping Ducks: Keeping Ducks in Your Backyard","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Ducks - Keeping Ducks in Your Backyard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eRaising Ducks in Your Backyard\u003cbr\u003eChoosing Ducks\u003cbr\u003eDabbling Ducks and Diving Ducks\u003cbr\u003eIncubation of Ducklings\u003cbr\u003eArtificial Incubation\u003cbr\u003eBrooding\u003cbr\u003eCleaning duck eggs\u003cbr\u003eDucks and drakes\u003cbr\u003eHousing Your Ducks\u003cbr\u003eHow to Make a Grass Run\u003cbr\u003eKeeping a Small Flock\u003cbr\u003eTraditional House Dimensions\u003cbr\u003ePreventing Flight over Netting\u003cbr\u003eBreeding Ducks for the Table.\u003cbr\u003ePreparing Ducklings\u003cbr\u003eDucks and Water\u003cbr\u003eFeeding Your Ducks.\u003cbr\u003eLayers Mash for Ducks\u003cbr\u003eWhat is Grass Meal?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is Bean Meal?\u003cbr\u003eDrinking Water\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt must have been somewhere, and some time millenniums ago, when man found that the Mallard and Muscovy that he hunted in the marshes, and brought home to his family was a bird which could be domesticated.\u003cbr\u003eOne is not very certain about which particular civilization decided that duck brought up in your own farmyard, was a good source of eating for the whole family. Roast duck, broiled duck, duck with seasonings and herbs, even wild duck, along with their cousins, the geese and the swans made excellent fare especially during times, when other food resources were not so easily available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeese and swans are definitely not considered ducks, though they belong to the same family. The original ancestral species is the same, even though the characteristics differ. Geese and swans are larger in size and can be found in seawater, as well as in freshwater. Ducks are smaller in size, but prefer freshwater habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the same manner, you should not confuse ducks with other aquatic birds like divers, coots and grebes. All of them are good eating, but they are unrelated, except for their liking for water.\u003cbr\u003eApart from the meat content and eggs, ducks have also been reared for their soft down. Drakes are larger in size, when compared to the female ducks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the popular species are Muscovy ducks, Mallards Paradise Shelduck and Aylesbury . The bills are long, broad and sometimes, they are serrated so that the ducks can feed on easily filtered aquatic plant and animal species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA duck shoot has always been a popular occupation of people who enjoy hunting for gain, especially when you are shooting these birds on the wing. A duck cannot fly when it is molting, and it normally molts before the duck group’s migration to a warmer climate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mendon Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171843227888,"sku":"2940046449631","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046449631_p0.jpg?v=1763700977","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046449631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}