Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
Care - Feeding - Facilities
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Index, Illustrations, Glossary, Bibliography
352 pages
Publisher:
Storey Publishing, USA
1995
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Description
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Description
From starting your own backyard flock to putting eggs on the table, Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens gives you easy-to-understand advice every step of the way. You’ll learn how to:
choose the right breed
care for chicks
build feeders and shelters
collect and store eggs
maintain good flock health
raise broilers for meat
show your chickens.
Contents
Introduction: The chicken raising mentality
1. Choosing the perfect chicken
2. Housing
3. Feeding
4. Meat bird management
5. Butchering day (and good eating to follow)
6. Layer management
7.Table eggs
8. Managing breeders
9. Incubation and hatching
10. Chick care
11. General management
12. Health management
13. Showing
Glossary
Recommended reading
Index
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