Storey's guide to raising chickens : care, feeding, facilities /
Damerow, Gail.
Storey's guide to raising chickens : care, feeding, facilities / Guide to raising chickens Gail Damerow. - 3rd. ed. - North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., 2010. - viii, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Storey's guide to raising series . - Storey's guide to raising series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-424) and index.
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.
"Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens" includes all the information farmers need--from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops and keeping the birds healthy and safe from predators--to keep chickens or run an egg business. This 3rd edition also features: a new chapter on training chickens and understanding their intelligence, expanded coverage of hobby farming, and information on avian influenza and fowl first aid.
9781603424707 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1603424709 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781603424691 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1603424695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009045294
GBA989035 bnb
Chickens.
Chickens.
Chickens.
SF487 / .D185 2010
636.5
Storey's guide to raising chickens : care, feeding, facilities / Guide to raising chickens Gail Damerow. - 3rd. ed. - North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., 2010. - viii, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Storey's guide to raising series . - Storey's guide to raising series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-424) and index.
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.
"Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens" includes all the information farmers need--from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops and keeping the birds healthy and safe from predators--to keep chickens or run an egg business. This 3rd edition also features: a new chapter on training chickens and understanding their intelligence, expanded coverage of hobby farming, and information on avian influenza and fowl first aid.
9781603424707 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1603424709 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781603424691 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1603424695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009045294
GBA989035 bnb
Chickens.
Chickens.
Chickens.
SF487 / .D185 2010
636.5