Download or read book Domestic Geese written by Chris Ashton and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Domestic Geese" is a comprehensive book for pet keepers, breeders, and exhibitors.Written from years of first hand experience with these delightful birds, this revised paperback edition gives a special insight into their behavior. Pure breeds of geese, hand reared, are tame, responsive, and intelligent. Reared well, they will give hours of interest and pleasure for life."
Download or read book The Illustrated Guide to Ducks and Geese and Other Domestic Fowl written by Celia Lewis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering 65 domestic breeds of ducks, geese, guineafowl, quail, turkeys and peafowl, the book gives an insight into the individual personalities and attributes of each kind of bird. With just a little land and available water, you can raise a variety of domestic fowl, from friendly ducks and characterful geese to guineafowl, dainty quail, placid turkeys or even peafowl. Illustrated with the author's charming watercolour paintings, this book is packed with practical tips on keeping domestic fowl and selecting the right breed for your circumstances. The breed profiles are written in engaging text and include the history and place of origin, colour combinations, differences between male and female birds, the appearance of hatchlings and the numbers of eggs to expect. As well as selecting an appropriate breed, you need to consider your neighbours, the kinds of bird you can and should keep, whether you want them for eggs or as pets, and whether you want to breed them. The book offers helpful advice on all these issues and also on housing, the provision of water, feeding and the noise and impact your birds will have, as well as preventing and treating common ailments. Whether you are starting out as a smallholder, are interested in raising a few ducks or geese in a suburban or rural setting, or are simply a devotee of domestic fowl there is plenty to captivate you in this book.
Download or read book Domestic Ducks and Geese written by Fred Hams and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The keeping of geese and ducks by people as a source of food dates back much earlier, perhaps as far as the first human settlements. This book describes and illustrates most of the domestic breeds that can be seen in Britain including- Aylesbury, Pekin, Rouen, Indian Runner, Khaki Campbell and Call ducks, Embden, Toulouse, Brecon Buff, and others.
Download or read book Keeping Geese written by Chris Ashton and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keeping Geese is a complete guide to the domesticated goose. It shows how this intelligent bird has been absorbed into different cultures throughout history, from the taming of the Greylag and the Swan goose to the exhibition of the mighty Toulouse. Written from thirty years of first-hand experience of keeping, breeding and exhibiting these birds, Keeping Geese gives an insight into their habits and behaviour. Pure breeds of geese, hand-reared, are tame, responsive and intelligent and reared well, they will give hours of interest and pleasure for life. Illustrated with over 160 photographs and diagrams, this comprehensive study of geese covers the following and much more: domestication of the goose from the wild, and development of the breeds; why keep geese - as garden pets, eggs, exhibition, table birds; getting started with geese; understanding geese - breeds, physiology and behaviour; management of adult stock; breeding, incubation and rearing goslings; recognizing and treating ailments.
Download or read book Fresh Eggs Daily written by Lisa Steele and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, breeding, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout. The USDA's new study of urban chicken raising sees a 400% increase in backyard chickens over the next 5 years, driven by younger adults.
Download or read book An Introduction to Heritage Breeds written by D. Phillip Sponenberg and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interesting visual resource, written by three experts from the Livestock Conservancy, explains why conserving heritage breeds is important and shows readers how they can successfully raise—and benefit from—these breeds.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds written by Janet Vorwald Dohner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The need to preserve farm animal diversity is increasingly urgent, says the author of this definitive book on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. Farmyard animals may hold critical keys for our survival, Jan Dohner warns, and with each extinction, genetic traits of potentially vital importance to our agricultural future or to medical progress are forever lost."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Avian Navigation written by F. Papi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right from the start of this century, field observations and the patient ringing of birds have made available a growing mass of data on the breeding and resting areas of migratory species and on the course, period and duration of their seasonal flights. Considered as a whole, this work on migration morphology commands admiration, and when view ed in detail it reveals fascinating insights into the extraordinary naviga tional performances of many bird species, which find their way over enormous distances. Yet only a few dozen physiologists are actively trying to answer the question of how these performances are achieved. Experimental work on migratory birds raises many difficulties, some of them insuperable, so that many researchers carry out their experiments on the homing pigeon, which is constantly motivated by homesickness and ready to display its ability to flyaway home. Many of the problems connected with bird navigation are still un solved, but a rapidly growing body of results is being produced along with a variety of new ideas and approaches. A clear majority of the stu dents of bird navigation met in September 1981 in Tirrenia, a seaside resort on the Tyrrhenian coast, where each of them offered new in sights into his or her recent investigations. Their contributions have been connected in this volume, which provides an up-to-date conspec tus of the stage reached by research in this field.
Download or read book Poultry Garden and Home written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Modern Homesteader s Guide to Keeping Geese written by Kirsten Lie-Nielsen and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raise a gaggle of geese, the unsung heroes of the small farm While chickens preen in the spotlight, geese are the historic unsung heroes of small farms and homesteads. Providing weed control, large eggs, and entertainment, and acting as "security" over other animals, geese are the ultimate modern homesteading companion. The Modern Homesteader's Guide to Keeping Geese covers everything you need to know to raise geese, including: Profiles of breeds and how to select the best one for your needs How to "imprint" goslings on a person Feeding, housing, animal health, and cold weather care Using geese for weed control, soil improvement, and as "watch-geese" Cooking with goose eggs and meat Additional coverage includes a look at the rich history of geese on farms in North America and Europe that will enhance any goose keeper's enjoyment of these intelligent and unique birds. This practical guide is a must-have essential for the kitchen table of homesteaders, small farmers, permaculturists, and professional farmers looking to add the power of geese to their land.
Download or read book Statutory Rules and Orders Other Than Those of a Local Personal Or Temporary Character written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Goose Production written by Roger B. Buckland and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication aims to provide guidance on sustainable goose production systems that are based on the natural physiological and behavioural advantages of the goose. These advantages include the fact that: they can consume and digest large amounts of high fibre and low-quality feed; they are easy to manage; and their rapid growth renders them one of the most efficient sources for meat production. In addition, feathers/down and fatty liver are valuable by-products, while their strong territorial instinct makes them very effective guards. As selective feeders, geese have been used for weed control in a wide range of crops. All aspects of goose production are discussed in this book, including feeding and nutrition, housing, general husbandry, flock heath and breeding. Regional differences in production practices are also described.
Download or read book The Book of Poultry written by Thomas Fletcher McGrew and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animals and Archaeology in Northern Medieval Russia written by Mark Brisbane and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third book on material studies in this series on medieval Novgorod and its territory, and deals with a substantial body of animal bones that has been recovered over the last decade. The zooarchaeological evidence is discussed by the editor and a number of other British and Russian specialists looking at the remains of mammals, birds and fish. Topics discussed include diet, butchery practices, the exploitation of fur and skins, mortality patterns of mammals, and metrical analyses of a wide range of species. Detailed data sets are provided to enable the reader to make comparisons with their own research, but the book is also suitable for those with a more general interest in medieval Russian archaeology.
Download or read book Emerging Infectious Diseases written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Index catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Nature Study written by Anna Botsford Comstock and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1939 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides lessons on many topics of nature study, with questions that may form the basis for student projects.
