This special re-print edition of Boericke and Tafel's book "The Poultry Doctor" is a guide to raising ducks for pleasure and profit. Written in 1891, this classic text on poultry sheds light on age old techniques of the homeopathic treatment and care of ill or diseased chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks and Song Birds. Packed with old fashioned wisdom on treating a host of poultry ailments, this is the only book of its kind. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.