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Poultry Articles - Ducks, Geese, Quail, Turkeys

We've a selection of articles on keeping poultry from Katie Thear the noted author on keeping poultry, forum members and yours truly. Some of these are actually extracts from published works, used by permission, and you can buy these books from the poultry bookshop.

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Keeping Turkeys

Turkeys

Taken from the book, Starting with Turkeys by Katie Thear, this sample chapter is all about breeding turkeys.

You may be just thinking of keeping a couple of turkeys for Christmas or even supplying turkeys to market. The book will get you off to a good start.

You may wish to check Organic Poultry & Free Range Poultry also by Katie Thear.

Keeping Ducks

Family of Ducks

Taken from the book, Starting with Ducks by Katie Thear, this sample chapter is all about feeding ducks.

Anyone who keeps ducks, or fancies keeping ducks in the future, will find this book extremely useful and full of practical advice and tips for those with a desire to keep a few ducks.

 

Keeping Geese

Flock of Geese

Taken from the book Starting with Geese by Katie Thear, this extract gives the background to keeping table geese, as against keeping geese for eggs.

Starting with Geese covers housing, pasture and water access, feeding, care and management, breeding, selling and showing geese. Practically all you ever need to know to keep a few geese at home.

Keeping Quail

Coturnix Quail

Taken from the book, Keeping Quail by Katie Thear, this series of articles covers Coturnix Quail in all their variety.

It provides an up-to-date and practical coverage of the selection, housing, feeding, breeding and breed development of Coturnix and aviary breeds of quail and should prove invaluable to breeders of quail, both large and small

 

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