Adding ducks to a chicken flock -- What's so special about ducks? -- Hatching ducklings -- Brooding and raising ducklings -- Duck behavior -- Treats -- Duck houses -- Duck pools -- A clean bill of health -- All about duck eggs -- Cooking with duck eggs -- Duck breed chart -- Edible herbs, weeds & flowers.
Lisa Steele is a fifth-generation chicken keeper and creator of Fresh Eggs Daily, the go-to online resource for poultry-keeping advice which has been named one of Better Homes & Gardens Top Ten Gardening Blogs. Lisa has amassed an audience of nearly one million from all over the globe, who look to her for tips on raising backyard poultry naturally, do-it-yourself ideas, and coop-to-kitchen recipes. Dubbed queen of the coop, Lisa and her work have been recognized by many national media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Country Woman, Parade, and others. As a television and radio personality, Lisa has appeared on the Hallmark Channel's Home & Family, HGTV's Martha Knows Best, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home, and NPR's Maine Calling - and hosted the New England regional Emmy-nominated television show Welcome To My Farm for two seasons. Lisa's first book was recommended for summer reading on The View in 2018, and her popular books have sold more than 125,000 copies. She lives in the woods of Maine with her husband, their corgi, barn cat, and her girls - a mixed flock of about thirty chickens, ducks, and geese.