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British Poultry
Standardseditor Victoria Roberts
pub Blackwells Oxford
This includes colour photographs of the
breeds,standards in full, information upon
characteritics, broodiness,colours available. Not the
cheapest but the best; written by the Poultry Club of
Great Britain for all poultry: geese;ducks; chickens;
turkeys. up to £39
... a book to invest in or hint for
Christmas Presi
Ducks and Geese in Colour
.......Victoria & Michael Roberts.
Simply colour pictures of examples of all the breeds
with a short description. Good as a basic start or for
children. If serious save for the full Poultry Club
Standards as you will never 'grow out' of them
£7
Book of Geese ......and
the
Home Duck
Flock..........
both by David Holderread from the US
Brilliant readable books for both the beginner and the
long term breeder again by a breeder /keeper who knows
the birds £10 each
The Call Duck Breed
Book....Darrel
Sheraw
A US based book by a major breeder / judge etc...for
the serious breeder
£21
The Easy Indie Duck
...Darrel
Sheraw
A US based book by a major breeder / judge etc...for
the serious breeder
£14.50
VIDEO~Keeping Domestic Ducks by
Tom Bartlett
Even though now retired Tom's introduction to all the
breeds in video format ........great for beginners and
those who wish to see other breeds in a natural habitat.
From experience also works with children and in the
classroom £16.50
Practical
Incubation..by
Rob Harvey
A brilliant book.Rob spends his time hatching parrots
and deals with almost every method of incubation known;
includes tables for the gestation of all bird
species..........even vultures !
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Duck
Goose Bibliography...old/antique
books
**Many old books on poultry and
waterfowl are available from abe books at
http://www.abebooks.com
.... or from similar sites**
Ducks by Reginald Appleyard pub 1942 London 160
pages interesting reading on the practical egg laying
breeds with lots of self build ideas reflecting its
publication during the second world war Price of
Campbells in 1943 was from £1.75 each
Geese by Reginald Appleyard pub London 1940's
...anyone with a spare I will swap for Ducks by RA or buy
one !!
The America Poulterers Companion by Caleb
N.Bement pub New York by Saxton & Miles starting in
1844 ; B & W ; 379 pages . Appears in many editions
includes geese .ducks, swans etc .
Poultry Breeding & Production by Sir Edward
Brown pub London 1929 B&w/Colour plates. Over 319
pages about the breeds of chicken 85 waterfowl ;32
turkeys.
Modern Waterfowl Management and Breeding Guide
by Oscar Grow pub Chicago 1972 B&W line drawings 359
pages . A good specialist book includes recipes etc
...still available
Ducks and Geese pub London by H.M.S.O. in 1979
85 pages mainly commercial but still with useful
information
Turkeys and Geese by Herbert Howes pub London
1949 B&W 166 pages. Commercial information for the
farmer
Domestic Geese and Ducks by Paul Pomeroy Ives
pub New York 1947 372 pages .A promoter of the Pilgrim
Goose and other rarer breeds
Ducks and Geese by Reliable Poultry Journal
Publishing Co 1900 and others 104 pages USA .Outstanding
articles by breeders and illustrations by Sewell .
Popular Breeds of Domestic Poultry by John H
Robinson pub Ohio 1924 352 pages .Good illustrations by
Sewell and Schilling.
The Growing of Ducks and Geese for Profit &
Pleasure by John H Robinson pub Ohio 1924 447 pages.
A good all round book well illustrated.
Ducks and Duck Breeding by C.S.Roscoe pub 1941
in London 176 pages . Similar to Appleyard but with
clearer photographs and more on the breeds .Scarce due to
Appleyard being more popular and the print run
shorter.
Successful Duck and Goose Raising by Darrel
Sheraw pub 1975 Stromberg pub. The basic starting point
only let down by the tendency of early paperbacks to
disintegrate with use unless careful.
Runner Ducks by Edgar Arthur Taylor pub London
1918 62 pages . Useful information about early breeding
.
All About Runner Ducks by Ora Howard Teasley
pub USA 1912 92 pages . Not as useful as the above.
Ducks Geese and Turkeys by L.C. Turnhill pub
London 1946 by the Young Farmers Clubs . A slim 48 pages
lots of illustrations and information for the more
commercial farmer but a reasonable amount on the
breeds.
The Poultry Book by G. Johnson and W. W.
Wingfield pub London 1853 324 pages . A good all round
book well illustrated by Harrison Weir with 22 coloured
plates including BEI and Rouen .
*******Lewis Wright .etc ..lots of books written often
expensive due to good illustrations often removed for
framing. If buying these check the number of plates
correspond with the list on the flyleaf ........most
don't and you are paying for them unless marked
otherwise.
Many other books about poultry from the turn of the
century include sections about waterfowl often with
illustrations but for reasons of practicality have
included only the main ones. If a book is in a usable
condition it will be for sale for considerably less than
the 'antique ' perfect price so decide whether you need
the book as an investment/ antique or to read .A number
of publications were printed during the war years in
Britain due to food shortages and the Khaki Campbell was
a seriously prized possession as were the fast breeding
tasty/ almost living upon fresh air Muscovies.
**Many old books on poultry and
waterfowl are available from abe books at
http://www.abebooks.com
.... or from similar sites**
Duck
Goose Bibliography...new
books