The Impractical Guide to Keeping Pet & Backyard Ducks: How to joyously produce the world’s most expensive eggs from the world’s most adorable animals. Paperback – November 20, 2024

Want to raise healthier, longer-lived ducks that don’t require lots of vet care — even if they produce fewer eggs per year? For most pet and backyard duck keepers, the answer to that question is YES! If you feel the same way, this book is for you.The Impractical Guide to Keeping Pet & Backyard Ducksisn’t just a detailed how-to guide for raising happy, healthy, long-lived ducks. It’s also a humorous and heartfelt rethink on how and why backyard poultry enthusiasts should raise ducks in the first place — and a call to action to do it better, for the sake of people, poultry, and planet.The husband-and-wife authors, Aaron & Susan von Frank, are the expert duck keepers from Tyrant Farms. Their “impractical” duck keeping approach is based on their own real-world experience, combined with advice from their network of top avian vets, waterfowl rescue operators, and other expert duck keepers. The result? You’ll discover:When and why it makes sense to raise ducks — and when and why it doesn’t.Whether you can really save money producing your own duck eggs.A detailed comparison between duck eggs vs chicken eggs and raising ducks vs raising chickens.How to prepare BEFORE you get ducks or ducklings.How to ensure predators don’t get your ducks.How to design the perfect duck coop and duck run, plus best bedding options.A simple formula (the duck calculator!) for selecting the best duck breeds for your needs.How to choose: male vs female ducks or both, ideal number of ducks to get, fertilized eggs vs ducklings vs mature ducks.Best and worst places to get ducks, and the case for getting rescues.How to sex ducklings and ducks, plus a step-by-step guide to hatch duck eggs and raise ducklings.What to feed ducks for optimal health and longevity instead of maximum egg production.How to keep your duck areas clean and build a duck pond.Duck healthcare, seasonal care, and preventing or treating the most common duck health problems. Gardening and growing food for ducks, plus plants to avoid. How to become a duck whisperer, including getting your ducks to like you.… and more!If you want the happiest, healthiest ducks possible plus lower vet bills, get this book today! Read more