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| Waterfowl -Care, Breeding & Conservation - Table of Contents |
Illustrations 7
The Photographer 8
Dedication 10
Foreword 11
Introduction and Acknowledgements 12
Stockmanship 15
Facilities 21
Water Supply 21
Recycling Water 23
Pumps and Hydrodynamics 24
Ponds 26
Freeze Protection 30
Fencing and Top Netting 32
Grazing and Plant Selection 37
Watering Systems 41
Acquiring Your Stock 43
Diet and Nutrition 48
Vitamins 50
Minerals 51
Pelleted and Crumble Rations 52
Supplemental Greens 53
Supplemental Live Food 53
Supplemental Vitamins 54
Grains 55
How to Feed 55
Nesting Requirements 59
Cavity Nesters 59
Ground Boxes 61
Ground Nesters 62
Swan Nests 62
Stifftail Nests 63
Eggs 65
Egg Storage 69
Broody Hens 71
Candling 74
Artificial Incubation 76
Incubator Rooms 77
Incubator Design 77
Thermometers 78
Prewarning of Eggs 79
Incubator Temperatures 80
Humidity 81
Turning Eggs 83
Hatching 84
Incubator Hygiene 87
Rearing 89
Indoor Brooders 90
Indoor Swimming Units 92
Heat Lights 96
From the Incubator to the Brooder 96
Starting to Feed 98
Feed 99
Outdoor Brooding 101
Disease and Ailments and of Young Waterfowl 105
Pinioning and Sexing 110
Waterfowl Ailments and Remedies 113
Stress 114
Prevention 115
Treatment 116
Ailments of the Head 117
Ailments of the Respiratory System 117
The Organs 119
Nutritional Ailments 120
Infections of the Intestinal System 120
Ailments of the Extremities 121
Egg-bound Waterfowl 122
Predator Control 124
Dabbling Ducks 161
Mallards 161
North American Black Duck 162
Mexican Duck and Florida Duck 163
Spotbills 163
Meller's Duck 164
Grey Ducks 164
Philippine Duck 165
African Black Ducks 165
Laysan Teal 166
Hawaiian Duck 167
Yellow-billed Ducks 168
Falcated Teal 168
Gadwall 168
Wigeons 169
Pintail 169
Yellow-billed Pintails 170
Gargancy, Blue-winged and Cinnamon 171
Shoveler 173
Aberrant Dabbling Ducks 174
Diving Ducks 176
Pochards 176
Scaup 179
White-eyes 180
Mergansers 181
Perching Ducks 186
White winged Wood Duck and Muscovy 186
Hartlaub's 187
Pink-eared Duck 188
Ringed Teal 189
Mandarin and Wood Duck 189
Maned Goose 190
Pygmy Goose 191
Comb Ducks 192
Brazilian Teal 193
Sea Ducks 194
Eiders 194
Harlequin 199
Longtail or Old Squaw 201
Buffleheads 203
Goldeneyes 204
Scoters 206
Steamer Ducks 208
Stifftails 211
Teal 217
Sharp-winged Teal 220
Torrent Ducks 224
Whistling Ducks 226
Geese 231
Grey Geese 233
Snow Geese 237
Black Geese 240
Aberrant Geese 248
Shelducks 252
Crested Ducks 255
Sheldgeese 257
Swans 263
Epilogue 268
Index: Common and Scientific Names 270 |
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