On one side was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a lumbering bureaucracy out to curb the spread of a pesky fowl; on the other, thousands of duck lovers, breeders and pet owners who feared for their ...

The following is an excerpt from Natural Living: The 21st-Century Guide to a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle by Liz Wright (GAIA/Octopus, 2010). Whether you want to begin your journey to a more self-reliant ...

Ducks will gobble up emerging weeds, weed seeds, bugs, slugs and snails in the garden. Whether you raise them for fun or frugality, ducks and geese are great additions to a homestead. They forage for ...

THERE are many misconceptions about duck farming that farmers need to get out of their minds. The most common one is ducks require water ponds to rear them. Over the years breeders have come up with ...

The duck family is large and varied: There are tropical ducks and arctic ducks, ridiculously colorful ducks and boringly drab ducks, ducks that hunt for fish or other prey, and ducks that are obligate ...