Poultry Book
Author : Harry Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Poultry
ISBN :
Author : Harry Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Poultry
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 22,4 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Poultry
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Author : Chris Graham
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1472915291
A perfect gift for the poultry fanatic in your life - both those new to the craft and more experienced henkeepers. This comprehensive collection of 500 tips written by poultry expert Chris Graham covers all aspects of keeping chickens, including: - Becoming a Hen Keeper - Housing and Equipment - Choosing Chickens - Feeding Chickens - Eggs and Meat - Flock Needs - Breeding and Showing - Ailments The tips are grouped logically so that novices can build their knowledge gradually, while old hands might prefer to dip in and out at random or use the index to refer to specific topics. The tips are also accompanied by simple annotated diagrams where required. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colourful linocut prints by award-winning printmaker Melvyn Evans, Wisdom for Henkeeping is an ideal companion for newcomers to henkeeping, and also a perfect gift for more experienced poultry keepers.
Author : Amy K. Fewell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 12,71 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1493037404
TheHomesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook is the modern homesteader’s guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm—the chicken. From the rooster’s crow in the morning, to the warm egg in the nesting box, chickens are the gateway livestock for almost every homesteader and backyard farm enthusiast. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know about raising chickens naturally. Fewell guides you in: understanding why chickens do what they do creating your very own poultry or egg business preventing and treating ailments with herbal remedies setting up your property, coop, and brooder hatching chicks purchasing chickens properly cooking delicious recipes with your farm fresh eggs and poultry. This is heritage chicken keeping skills 101, with a modern twist. Not only will you gain knowledge about naturally keeping chickens through every stage of their lives, but you’ll fully embrace the joy and ease of raising all-natural chickens on your homestead.
Author : Fred Hams
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 27,50 MB
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780754823520
Discusses what features to look for when purchasing poultry and provides information on feeding, hygiene, treating illness, and good husbandry practices.
Author : Robert Litt
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,49 MB
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1580085822
Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs? Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland’s Urban Farm Store, and now they’re ready to help you go local and sustainable with your own backyard birds. In this handy guide to breeds, feed, coops, and care, the Litts take you under their experienced wings and share the secrets to: Picking the breeds that are right for you • Building a sturdy coop in one weekend for $100 • Raising happy and hearty chicks • Feeding your flock for optimal health and egg nutrition • Preventing and treating common chicken diseases • Planning ahead for family, neighborhood, and legal considerations • Whipping up tasty egg recipes from flan to frittata With everything that first-timers will need to get started—along with expert tips for more seasoned keepers—this colorful, nuts-and-bolts manual proves that keeping chickens is all it’s cracked up to be.
Author : Harrison Weir
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Poultry
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Author : Melissa Caughey
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1612129110
Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favorite pet — fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock. Combining her up-close observations with scientific findings and interviews with other chicken enthusiasts, Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? and How do chickens learn? Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner
Author : Ray Feltwell
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,20 MB
Release : 2011-03-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0571265391
Whether you hope to produce eggs and poultry meat for local sale, or simply relish the joy of eating your own freshly collected free-range eggs, this new addition gives invaluable advice on the type of poultry to choose, housing, feeding, breeding and general management.
Author : Poultry-Keeper
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 17,83 MB
Release : 1866
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