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Isbn 13: 9798191562612

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Nobody set out to create the Welsh Harlequin duck. It happened by accident, in 1949, in an English backyard — and it very nearly disappeared before anyone thought to write down how to raise one properly.

This is that book.

The Welsh Harlequin is a genuine rarity: a heritage breed still listed on the Livestock Conservancy's Watch list, prized by hatcheries and homesteaders for laying 300+ eggs a year with the personality of a golden retriever — and somehow, until now, without a single dedicated guide to its name.

Written by Cole Bennett, a longtime keeper who breeds these ducks personally, this is a complete, no-fluff manual covering everything from the breed's near-extinction (thank a hungry fox) to the genetics, incubation science, and day-to-day flock management that will actually keep yours thriving.

Inside, you'll find:

  • The real history of the breed — Leslie Bonnet, the 1968 predator disaster, and how a handful of survivors became the flock we have today
  • Genetics explained in plain English, with Punnett squares that actually make sense
  • Step-by-step incubation and hatching, including sexing methods, hatch-rate troubleshooting, and lockdown timing
  • Raising healthy ducklings — nutrition, niacin requirements, imprinting, and how to actually earn a duck's trust
  • Breeding pair selection, line management, and avoiding the inbreeding bottleneck this breed already survived once
  • Long-term flock health, molting, seasonal management, and honest end-of-life guidance
  • Building a small breeding business — pricing, NPIP certification, shipping, and finding buyers
  • Keeping Welsh Harlequins alongside chickens, geese, other ducks, and even goats
  • 9 original diagrams — timelines, genetics charts, incubation curves, and a predator-proofing schematic — because some things are easier to understand as a picture than a paragraph
  • A full appendix of DIY projects, record-keeping templates, a glossary, and a troubleshooting quick-reference

Written with real research (Cornell, NC State, the Livestock Conservancy, the APA Standard of Perfection) and an author's voice that treats you like a capable adult rather than talking down to you — with the occasional joke, because raising ducks should be fun, not just correct.

Whether you're a homesteader chasing serious egg production, a first-time duck keeper who wants to do it right, or a small-scale breeder hoping to help keep a genuinely rare breed alive, this book will get you there.

Your ducks will thank you. Eventually. Probably while demanding more grapes.

Número de páginas :131
Isbn 13 :9798191562612
Encadernação The Welsh Harlequin Duck: Basically a Golden Retriever With a Bill:Capa Comum
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