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Wild Ducks: How to Rear and Shoot Them is a book by W. Coape Oates. The preface says the main object of the book is to assist those who are anxious to rear wild ducks on economical lines. The contents list chapters called Selection of Stock and Their Home, Laying and Sitting and Hatching and Rearing, among others.
The text says ducks love to nest in stacks, and the writer has known a pinioned bird work her way up the side of a stack and make her nest fifteen feet from the ground. The writer considers that the best time to purchase the stock is December, as this gives ample time for the birds to pair and get used to their surroundings before the breeding season commences. The writer says the chief point he is anxious to impress on his readers is, don’t let your birds get cold and wet. The text advises the reader to throw up the gun quietly and quickly and fire at once, without dwelling on the aim.
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- Author
- W. Coape Oates
- Pages
- 37
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Animal Care
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