Storey's guide to raising poultry : chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, game birds
Drowns, Glenn2012
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This complete reference for poultry owners offers full coverage of the essential topics of keeping poultry including health care, breeding, care of the young, disease control, housing and much more
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Imprint:
North Adams MA Storey Pub. c2012
Collation:
454 p. illustrations
Contents:
Pt. 1 Getting Started -- 1.Should I Raise Poultry? -- 2.Housing and Supplies -- 3.Poultry Biology -- 4.Baby Basics -- 5.Feeds and Feeding -- 6.Heritage Breeds -- Pt. 2 Choosing the Right Chickens -- 7.Laying Chickens -- 8.Meat Chickens -- 9.Dual-Purpose Chickens -- 10.Bantams -- 11.Ornamental Chickens -- Pt. 3 Turkeys, Waterfowl, Guineas, and More -- 12.Turkeys -- 13.Waterfowl -- 14.Guineas -- 15.Coturnix Quail -- 16.Game Birds -- 17.The Uncommon Poultry -- Pt. 4 Fowl Practices -- 18.Incubation -- 19.Home Processing -- 20.So, You Want to Be a Breeder? -- 21.Marketing and Sales -- 22.Showing Poultry -- 23.Poultry as Pets -- pt. 5 The Bigger Picture -- 24.Growing Your Own Feed -- 25.Flock Health -- 26.Dealing with Predators -- 27.Government Regulation -- 28.Calendar Considerations -- Appendix -- A.Poultry Feed Requirements -- B.Characteristics Indicating High and Low Egg Production Characteristics of Layers and Nonlayers -- C.U.S. Weight Classes for Shell Eggs -- D.U.S. Standards for Quality of Individual Shell Eggs -- E.Incubation Troubleshooting Chart -- F.Poultry Ailments Checklist and Diagnostic Aids -- G.Using a Wet-Bulb System -- H.Types of Rodenticides -- I.Poultry Manure Information
ISBN:
9781612120003 (pbk)
Dewey class:
636.5 STO
Local class:
636.5
Language:
English
BRN:
51216
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 636.5 STO | Available |