WILDFOWL AT HOME
BY
ALAN BIRKBECK

A beginner's guide to keeping and breeding ornamental wildfowl.

This book contains some excellent colour photographs of different types of waterfowl - some quite rare.

The contents of the book are as follows:-

wildfowl in the wild
general characteristics
pond design and construction
individual pens, aviaries
fencing
setting up your first collection
specific descriptions of ducks and geese
suggested choices
feeding
worming
severe weather
landscaping
nesting requirements
incubation and hatching
rearing
pinioning
sexing
disposal of surplus stock
harmful agencies (diseases, accidents and vermin)
conservation and observation
legislation
scientific names, common names, family classification
compatability chart
breeding and management chart
major collections open to the public
useful addresses and suppliers