I bought a couple of new chicken and duck/geese books from Half-price Books recently. They are like a walk-in Amazon.com, and I love to shop there. In addition, I searched Amazon for other books. I have also added a couple of cookbooks that have recipes for cooking ducks and geese. Chicken - I know how to cook but duck and geese are new to me. I tried to cook a duck (that cost us a huge $15) I got from the grocery store. It did not turn out so good, and turned my husband off duck. However, I know you have to cook things several different ways to know for sure whether it is something good or not. I plan to get some ducks and try it again and again so I will know for sure whether we want to raise some.
I pour over my poultry books and hatchery catalogs to make sure I am planning correctly. I check and recheck coop plans to make sure the designs I want to build will work. I plan building them over in my mind so I can be sure I have things right. Tom, not being a chicken lover, will not really understand so I need to build them myself, and raise the chickens myself so he can learn the value.
Poultry Books that I have bought to help me with my dreaming:
The Complete Encyclopedia of Chickens by Esther Verhoeff, AAD, RIJS; Rebo International; 2011- British oriented book but a very interesting read. It is not really an Encyclopedia but it does have a lot of information.
The Dollar Hen by Milo M. Hastings; Norton Creek Classic; 2003 – A classic book reprinted and edited by Robert Plamondon. This is a book based on life at the turn of the 20th century but many of his ideas are applicable for today.
Raising Chickens for Dummies by Kimberly Willis with Rob Ludlow; Wiley Publishing Inc. 2009. This book is from the American perspective. An excellent book for new and experienced chicken owner.
Building Chicken Coops for Dummies by Tood Brock, Dave Zook, and Rob Ludlow; Wiley Publishing Inc. 2010. Very interesting for many reasons. I was not so much interested in the first half of the book. I liked looking at the plans and reviewing why and/or how they would work with my ideas.
Keeping Ducks and Geese by Chris and Mike Aston; David and Charles Publication Inc.; 2009. Written from the British perspective, interesting and informative.
Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks by Dave Holderread; Story Publishing; 2001. This is the best all around book on raising ducks I have found. It was so good that if I order ducks, it will be from Holderread’s farm.
Cookbooks to help me with my cooking:
The Sporting Wife Game and Fish Cooking Edited by Barbara Hargreaves; H. F. & G. Whitherby Ltd.; 1976- An interesting collection of game recipes including duck and geese,
Duck & Goose Cookbook by A. D. Livingston; Stapole Books, 1997. I will definitely be checking out these recipes.
U.S.A. Cookbook by Sheila Lukins; Workman Publishing; 1997. This one has some interesting sounding duck recipes plus a lot of other delicious things.
Traditions, A taste of the Good Life by John Galsworthy; Little Rock Cooks, 1983. This book has a game section that is chock full of recipes for all kinds of game including ducks, wild geese, even frog legs. It should be fun trying out the recipes here.
I have a lot of cookbooks in my collection. I have weeded a lot of them out by giving them to friends and relatives as well as donating them to libraries. I don’t believe in throwing a cookbook away, but it is fun to share. However, I did not have any game cookbooks, just a very few with some duck recipes.
General Books
I have a lot of general small farming books.
Backyard Livestock by Steven Thomas; The Countryman Press; 1977. This is a classic all around book that we have had for years. I have dug it out to reacquaint myself with Thomas’s ideas.
Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by R. Cobleigh; The Lost Library; 1909. This is an old book that has been reprinted. It has some great ideas for things that were used in the 19th and 20th century before modern equipment became available.
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