Storey's guide to raising chickens : care, feeding, facilities / Gail Damerow.

By:

Damerow, Gail

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TextSeries: Storey's guide to raising seriesNorth Adams, MA : Storey Pub., 2010Edition: 3rd. edDescription: viii, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781603424707 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1603424709 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781603424691 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1603424695 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Other title:

Guide to raising chickens

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DDC classification:

636.5 22

LOC classification:

SF487 .D185 2010

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries	SF 487 DAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.034099	Available	BK0043230
Books	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries	SF 487 DAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.034098	Available	BK0043229

Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-424) and index.

"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.

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