Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens

This new edition of a Storey classic provides information on the various poultry breeds, care and management, exhibition and putting food on your table. This book contains information for both the novice and the professional.

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Specs

By Gail Damerow
440 Pages, Softcover.
3rd Edition, Copyright 2010

Benefits

For anyone giving thought to owning & raising a particular species, the "Storey" Guide books should be the first book to buy. Why? Because they focus on fundamentals, have many illustrations and data, are not so long that they're offputting and are written in "laymen's language" (I dislike the phrase) for USA conditions by authors respected in their industry. Once you have a "Storey" sense of a species you can move other books that address more specific aspects.

Chapters include:

Choosing a Breed
Fowl Disposition
Shelter
Feed and Water
Routine Management
Health Care
Laying-Hen Management
Eggs for Eating
Managing a Breeder Flock
Hatching Eggs
Chick Care
Exhibiting Your Chickens
Managing Meat Birds
Meat on the Table

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