The keeping of geese and ducks by people as a source of food dates back much earlier, perhaps as far as the first human settlements.
In this book Fred Hams describes and illustrates the prominent domestic breeds that can be seen in Britain today - including Aylesbury, Pekin, Rouen, and Indian Runnerducks, and Embden, Toulouse and Brecon Buff geese - as well as describing the place of ducks and geese in farming and social history.
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The first domestic ducks
Commercial table breeds of duck
Commercial laying breeds of duck
Pure heavy breeds of duck
Light, laying and dual-purpose breeds of duck
Bantam, miniature and Call ducks
The first domestic geese
Commercial breeding of geese
Pure breeds of geese
Waterfowl clubs, breeders and suppliers: further reading and places to visit
