Tough birds

You can rear ducks for eggs and meat, use their manure as fertiliser, and sell their down and feathers. Ducks are hardier than chickens and are easier and cheaper to keep though, unlike chickens, they need access to bathing water to be able to breed...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1999
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46581
Descripción
Sumario:You can rear ducks for eggs and meat, use their manure as fertiliser, and sell their down and feathers. Ducks are hardier than chickens and are easier and cheaper to keep though, unlike chickens, they need access to bathing water to be able to breed...