Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition

Name: Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781612120003
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Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guineas, Game Birds

By Glenn Drowns

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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition by Glenn Drowns is an essential resource for anyone interested in backyard poultry farming. This comprehensive guide covers the fundamentals of raising various types of poultry, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys. It provides expert advice on topics such as breeding, feeding, housing, and disease prevention, offering practical tips to ensure your flock thrives.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this guide if you're interested in raising a variety of poultry and want comprehensive, practical advice. This updated edition covers everything from choosing the right breeds and setting up coops to health care and breeding. It's perfect for both novice and experienced poultry keepers who are looking to expand their knowledge in a detailed, accessible way.

Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition

This classic guide to chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and game birds is now fully revised and expanded to inform and support backyard hobbyists and small farmers who want to use natural, humane practices and raise a variety of interesting breeds.

Description

Whether you're running a farm or interested in keeping a few backyard birds, Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry covers everything you need to know to successfully raise your own chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and more.

Stressing humane practices throughout, Glenn Drowns provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, behaviour, breeding, health care, and processing your own meat and eggs.

With tips on raising specialty species like doves, ostriches, and peafowl, you'll be inspired to experiment with new breeds and add diversity to your poultry operation.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612120003

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 May 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 720g

Pages: 464

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Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Glenn Drowns Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Glenn Drowns, author of Showing Poultry and Storey s Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition, and his wife conserve and promote rare breeds and varieties of turkeys, ducks, geese, and chickens at their Sand Hill Preservation Center in Calamus, Iowa. Drowns, a highly respected poultry judge, has raised standard turkey varieties since 1989, and he received the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy s Breed Conservation Award in 1999 for his contributions to the identification and survival of rare turkeys.