East Indie Duck Book by C Darrel Sheraw Ph.D and James Culley (Paperback - 1990) Author: Dr. C. Darrell Sheraw. Soft cover, 111 pg., b/w photos & illus. Description on history and origin of the East Indie Duck breed. This book tells why the East Indie bantam ducks are appealing and unique. The origin and history of east indie breed ducks are described in depth on eight pages of this book. There is also an in depth description of East Indie ducks showroom history. It does several pages on each decade from the 1850's to present. It also describes many of the current showman and their strings. It also discusses the top ten east indie classes of all time. It talks about how the East indies developed into a breed that became a regular on champion row at poultry shows across the country. Master breeders of Black East Indies are described. There is a section for how to get the small size, type, color, and conditioning that you want on your line of birds. Vent sexing East Indie ducklings is a skill taught. Hatching raising and feeding east indies and trouble shooting ailments is another topic covered. East Indie showmanship and judging. Pinioning and clipping is discussed because it is very difficult to catch flying ducks! There is also a section of old advertisements about east indie ducks.
