Poultry Culture in Minnesota
Author : Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,53 MB
Release : 1905
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Author : Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,53 MB
Release : 1905
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Author : Charles S. Greene
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Page : 19 pages
File Size : 44,61 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Poultry
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Author : Charles S. Greene
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,89 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Lucie B. Amundsen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 069840405X
How a Midwestern family with no agriculture experience went from a few backyard chickens to a full-fledged farm—and discovered why local chicks are better. When Lucie Amundsen had a rare night out with her husband, she never imagined what he’d tell her over dinner—that his dream was to quit his office job (with benefits!) and start a commercial-scale pasture-raised egg farm. His entire agricultural experience consisted of raising five backyard hens, none of whom had yet laid a single egg. To create this pastured poultry ranch, the couple scrambles to acquire nearly two thousand chickens—all named Lola. These hens, purchased commercially, arrive bereft of basic chicken-y instincts, such as the evening urge to roost. The newbie farmers also deal with their own shortcomings, making for a failed inspection and intense struggles to keep livestock alive (much less laying) during a brutal winter. But with a heavy dose of humor, they learn to negotiate the highly stressed no-man’s-land known as Middle Agriculture. Amundsen sees firsthand how these midsized farms, situated between small-scale operations and mammoth factory farms, are vital to rebuilding America’s local food system. With an unexpected passion for this dubious enterprise, Amundsen shares a messy, wry, and entirely educational story of the unforeseen payoffs (and frequent pitfalls) of one couple’s ag adventure—and many, many hours spent wrangling chickens.
Author : Minnesota. Division of Poultry Industries
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 39,43 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Poultry
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Page : 604 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
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Category : Poultry
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 1984
Category : National poultry improvement plan
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Author : Page Smith
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 082032213X
Liberating today's chicken from cartoons, fast food, and other demeaning associations, The Chicken Book at once celebrates and explains this noble fowl. As it traces the rise and fall of Gallus domesticus from the jungles of ancient India to the assembly-line hatcheries sprawled across modern America, this original, frequently astounding book passes along a trove of knowledge and lore about everything from the chicken's biology and behavior to its place in legend and mythology. The book includes lively discussions of the chicken's role in literature and history, the cruel attractions of cockfighting, the medicinal uses of eggs and chicken parts, the details of the egg-laying process, the basics of the backyard coop, recipes, and much more. Entertaining and insightful, The Chicken Book will change the way we regard this too often underappreciated animal.
Author : Lucie B. Amundsen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 18,65 MB
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0399185607
How a Midwestern family with no agriculture experience went from a few backyard chickens to a full-fledged farm—and discovered why local chicks are better. When Lucie Amundsen had a rare night out with her husband, she never imagined what he’d tell her over dinner—that his dream was to quit his office job (with benefits!) and start a commercial-scale pasture-raised egg farm. His entire agricultural experience consisted of raising five backyard hens, none of whom had yet laid a single egg. To create this pastured poultry ranch, the couple scrambles to acquire nearly two thousand chickens—all named Lola. These hens, purchased commercially, arrive bereft of basic chicken-y instincts, such as the evening urge to roost. The newbie farmers also deal with their own shortcomings, making for a failed inspection and intense struggles to keep livestock alive (much less laying) during a brutal winter. But with a heavy dose of humor, they learn to negotiate the highly stressed no-man’s-land known as Middle Agriculture. Amundsen sees firsthand how these midsized farms, situated between small-scale operations and mammoth factory farms, are vital to rebuilding America’s local food system. With an unexpected passion for this dubious enterprise, Amundsen shares a messy, wry, and entirely educational story of the unforeseen payoffs (and frequent pitfalls) of one couple’s ag adventure—and many, many hours spent wrangling chickens.
Author : John Henry Robinson
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Page : 650 pages
File Size : 21,20 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Animal industry
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