Guide to keeping fancy fowl
Ulrich Reber spans a wide arc in this work and describes the differetrant kinds of fancy fowl (swans, geese, ducks, pheasants, quails, tragopans etc.). He describes the needs of the individual species including the various feeding strategies. Indications of incompatibilities with their own or other species help to spare the amateur breeder disappointments. Information on the different design of shelters and aviaries as well as biotope requirements for special breeds complete the knowledge package.
The detailed work offers the reader a good overview of the different species and is a great help in selecting the species for breeding. It is an indispensable guide for questions about breeding, brooding, feeding and keeping.
Author: Ulrich Reber
Ulrich Reber has been a technical author for poultry magazines for decades, has written several books about pet breeding and keeping and is especially well versed in breed science.
2013, 2nd edition, 144 pages, numerous colored illustrations, paperback
Language: German