Farm Poultry a Popular Sketch of Domestic Fowls for the Farmer And Amateur
The book Farm Poultry a Popular Sketch of Domestic Fowls for the Farmer And Amateur was written by author Watson, G. C. (George Catchpole) Here you can read free online of Farm Poultry a Popular Sketch of Domestic Fowls for the Farmer And Amateur book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Farm Poultry a Popular Sketch of Domestic Fowls for the Farmer And Amateur a good or bad book?
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It is Fig. 78. Rouen duck (one-eighth size). Asserted by some that the Cayugas grow as rapidly and mature as early as the Pekins, but those who are extensively engaged in rearing ducks invariably choose one of the white breeds. The Cayugas are profitable farm ducks. They thrive well in rather close confinement, are hardy, gentle, and do not care to wander so far from home as some other breeds. The standard weight for these is the same as for the Pekins. Breeds and Care 245 Muscovy ducks. These ...are the largest of any of the breeds mentioned, but for various rea- sons are not such profitable farm fowls as others. When compared with the Pekins or Rouen s, the Muscovies are not as good layers. They are not so easily confined. Muscovy ducks are often troublesome in the poultry yard on account of their disposition to attack other fowls, both young and old. Call ducks. Call ducks are bred chiefly for exhibition purposes. The gray Call ducks are sometimes bred for decoys and are used by sports- men to lure wild ducks within shooting distances.
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