THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DUCKS AND GEESE AND OTHER DOMESTIC FOWL: HOW TO CHOOSE THEM - HOW TO KEEP THEM. By Celia Lewis.

2012 1st edition. 4to (216 x 260mm). Pp160. Watercolour paintings by the author. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

A good useful guide to keeping domestic ducks, geese and other fowl such as guineafowl, peafowl, quail and turkeys and how to select the right breed for your circumstances. "Covering 60 domestic breeds... the book gives an insight into the individual personalities and attributes of each kind of bird. The breed profiles... include the history and place of origin, colour combinations, differences between male and female birds, the appearance of hatchlings and the numbers of eggs to expect." The book also gives helpful advice on "the kinds of birds you can and should keep, whether you want them for eggs or as pets, and whether you want to breed them... and also on housing, the provision of water, feeding and the noise impact your birds will have, as well as preventing and treating common ailments." Illustrated throughout with attractive watercolour paintings; a fine companion to the author's other books on pigs and chickens.