A Guide to Pheasants & Waterfowl


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Author of the highly regarded A Guide to Pigeons, Doves & Quail, Dr Danny Brown has produced this new title on pheasants and waterfowl. The informative, easy-to-read text is lavishly supported with beautiful colour images throughout. Covering all aspects of caring, housing, management and breeding of these unique birds, this title is an ideal reference source.




Guide to Pheasant Hunting


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Presents a nostalgic picture of a simpler past, while at the same time teaching the latest hunting techniques and advocating practices to preserve the future of the sport.




Raising Game Birds


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The Reliable Pheasant Stanard


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This special re-print edition of Sudow's book "The Reliable Pheasant Standard" is a guide to raising pheasants and other game birds. Written in 1910, this classic book contains a treasury of information on Ringneck and ornamental Pheasants, Quail, Ducks, Peacocks, Guinea Fowl, Jungle Fowl, Pigeons, Partridges and other domestic birds. Included are hundreds of practical tips on pheasant keeping. One of the best books of its kind in our opinion. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.




The Reliable Pheasant Standard - The Recognized Authority


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This vintage book contains a comprehensive and practical guide on the culture, breeding, rearing, trapping, preserving, cross-mating, protecting, stocking, hunting, and propagation of a variety of birds. It includes information on pheasants, game birds, ornamental land and water fowl, singing birds, and more. This detailed and accessible guide contains a wealth of invaluable information for farmers and poultry-keepers, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. The chapters of this book include: “General History and Management of Pheasants”, “The Caring and Breeding of Matured Pheasants”, “Method of Raising Pheasants Successfully”, “Pheasant Breeding Yields an Enormous Profit”, “Recipe for Cold and Roup”, “An Ideal Pheasantry”, “A Practical Poultry-Yard Gate”, etcetera. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.




Pheasant, Quail, Cottontail


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"Game birds have always held a high place at the table, whether it's a hunter's prize of roast grouse or the turkey we all eat at Thanksgiving. Pheasants, quail, rabbits, doves, grouse and more - these are singular species with grand culinary traditions that offer the cook an unmatched range of flavors. Many cooks fear the fowl, however. Lean and athletic, game birds, rabbits and hares can dry out in a hurry. Pheasant, Quail, Cottontail shows you how to cook small game like a pro: perfectly crisp skin over tender breast meat, melt-in-your-mouth braises and confit, stews, sausages, and more ... You'll find detailed information on how best to treat these various species in the kitchen, how to select them in the market, as well as how to pluck, clean and hang wild birds."--Publisher




Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds


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More than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of this definitive primer for intrepid poultry farmers and feather fanciers alike. From the Manx Rumpy to the Redcap and the Ancona duck to his Aylesbury cousin, each breed is profiled with a brief history, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography. Comprehensive and fun, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds celebrates the personalities and charming good looks of North America’s quirkiest barnyard birds and waterfowl.







Wingshooter's Guide to Iowa


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Duck, Duck, Goose: Read & Listen Edition


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Duck & Goose, Goose & Duck. Feathered friends forever . . . or are they? That's what we discover in this charming and hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Duck & Goose. You see, there's a challenge to their friendship: a little whippersnapper of a duck named Thistle. Thistle's good at everything (or so she thinks), from math to holding her breath to standing on her head. Duck thinks she's fantastic. But Goose does not! And so Goose is faced with a problem close to the hearts of children everywhere: what happens when your best friend makes a new friend? This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.