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ABC of POULTRY RAISING: A Complete Guide for the Beginner or Expert
by J. H. Florea
Informative, inexpensive book for the beginner, however, be aware that it was written in 1944, with the last revised edition printed in 1977, so there are some out of date suggestions like using asbestos tiles for your chicken coop. Other than that, the book is helpful, a quick read, and provides some plans for simple coops. (K.E.H.) |
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The CHICKEN HEALTH HANDBOOK
by Gail Damerow, Amanda Haar (Editor)
The editor of Rural Heritage has written a first-rate guide for the small producer interested in healthful meat and eggs as well as the exotic breed fancier raising birds for show. Having published a number of general guides to backyard poultry, including one for children, Damerow here concentrates on everything that can go wrong: diseases; problems associated with keeping birds in close quarters or caging them; litter; cannibalism; vitamin deficiency, resulting in poor molting; incubators that are too hot or too cold; predators; and the invasions of rats. She stresses that the best preventative measures involve protecting one's flock against outside influences (such as wild birds or other chickens), careful culling, and balanced nutrition. Damerow is a good writer, carefully walking the line between insulting the reader's intelligence, a flaw with many books of this sort, and giving more technical information than growers need. Her discussion of how one keeps straight which chick came from which mating--which involves the injection of food dyes into fertilized eggs, and carefully marking the webbings of feet--is downright ingenious. Flawless. (John Mort)
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CHICKENS in YOUR BACKYARD
by Rick Luttmann, Gail Luttmann
This is the one book I found most helpful when I started raising my flock of laying hens. I can run to this book when I have a question or concern, and the information is usually there. Thanks to this book, I have not only raised many a hen from 2 day old chick, but hatched out my own broods in an incubator. This is the book I recommend when I am helping others get started raising hens, and they have had equal success. The majority of the book is information on how to care for your birds, rather than focusing on the butchering of chickens. The one (yes, only one) chapter on butchering is straight forward. It approaches the subject knowing the beginner butcher will be a bit squeemish and nervous, and takes that into account. Many other poultry books read like instruction manuals, but this book is written with humor and sensitivity. That is what makes it a great read, as well as an instructional one. (Melanie McMurry)
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CHICKEN TRACTOR: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil
by Andy Lee and Patricia Foreman, 351pp.
A chicken tractor is a portable pen that fits over your garden beds! Just set it wherever you need help in your garden. The chickens peck and scratch the soil to clean your beds, eat pest bugs and weed seeds, and fertilize the beds with their manure. Best of all, they provide eggs and meat with that old-fashioned flavor and homegrown goodness.
This incredibly popular hands-on book for gardeners and poultry lovers has helped thousands of folks have better gardens and has rekindled an interest in the backyard flocks and heritage breeds of poultry. It has literally, changed the lives of millions of chickens all over the world by taking them out of factory farms, and putting in the gardens where they are happier, more productive and healthier.
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DAY RANGE POULTRY: Every Chicken Owner's Guide to Grazing Gardens and Improving Pastures
by Andy Lee, Patricia Foreman
This is the book that tells you just about everything you need to know to raise poultry on pasture from the egg up through processing. Based on years of hands-on experiences, success and failures the authors hold back nothing about the realities, advantages and disadvantages and the rewards of small-scale poultry production systems for income and community food self-sufficiency. Foreword by everybody's favorite contrary farmer, Gene Logsdon.
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PASTURED POULTRY PROFIT$
by Joel Salatin, Allan Nation, Vicki H. Dunaway (Editor)
Salatin gives a step-by-step guide to his innovative method of raising meat chickens on pasture. This book has been used by hundreds of total novices to build up profitable small-farm broiler businesses. Salatin gives clear descriptions and makes lavish use of photographs to get his points across. (Robert Plamondon) |
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RAISING POULTRY SUCCESSFULLY
by Will Graves
My four Rhode Island Reds are my first ever to care for and this book helped me to quickly know what to do without having to take a college course. It is helpful in building of and requirements of a coop, requirements for the growing chick into adulthood (food, lighting, temperature, water, protection and cleanliness.)I highly recommend this book and also bought one for a christmas present for an owner of a small flock.Plus there is much more information like, illness& diseases, butchering, ducks, turkeys, and incubation. (Anonymous) |
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SMALL-SCALE POULTRY KEEPING: A Guide to Free Range Poultry Production
by Ray Feltwell
This guide to small-scale' free-range poultry is a must for those interested in keeping poultry the natural way. The information provided is suitable for both the beginner and novice, covering a broad range of must-know information. From do-it-yourself poultry housing through to feeding, health, and breeding, Ray Feltwell has presented a thorough, educational, and enjoyable read. For a novice poultry keeper like myself, it has become a handbook. Of special mention is the indepth listing of English regulations, clubs, and organizations dealing with poultry production. (Danielle Gleeson) |
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STORCEY'S GUIDE to RAISING CHICKENS
by Gail Damerow
If you are new to raising chickens, or an old hand at it, this is a very handy book to have around. Easy to read and straight to the point, it is full of good, sound information. I know many, many folks own this book and depend on it and I am one of them! Strongly recommend it to anyone considering raising chickens. (Anonymous from Thornfield, MO)
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