Storey's guide to raising chickens : care, feeding, facilities Gail Damerow.
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TextSeries: Storey's guide to raising series: Publisher: North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., c2010Edition: 3rd edDescription: viii, 438 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781603424691 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9781603424691 (pbk. : alk. paper)Other title: Guide to raising chickens | Raising chickensSubject(s): ChickensDDC classification: 636.5 LOC classification: SF487 | .D185 2010| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 636.5 DAME (Browse shelf) | Available | 33806 |
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| 636.4 BELA Raising the homestead hog | 636.4 WOOS Living with pigs : | 636.5 CHIL The joy of keeping farm animals : raising chickens, goats, pigs, sheep, and cows / | 636.5 DAME Storey's guide to raising chickens : | 636.5 HOBS Keeping chickens : getting the best from your chickens / | 636.6 MART Budgies as a new pet | 636.6 McKI How to attract birds |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-424) and index.
Preface -- 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.
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