Keeping Chickens, Complete Practical Guide to

Rearing; Care; Choosing Your Breed: A directory of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, and how to keep them, with over 700 photographs

Keeping Chickens, Complete Practical Guide to
Fred Hams
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NZ$ 48.99
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Hardback
h282 x 216mm - 256pg
30 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9780754835653
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This visually appealing guide provides all the information that you need in order to start keeping poultry. A buyer' s guide shows what features to look for in healthy poultry, and essential information is provided on good poultry husbandry to ensure optimum welfare. A beautifully illustrated guide to poultry breeds of the world follows. Each breed is illustrated with a lavish photograph, and comprehensive text describes the breed type and characteristics. A final chapter looks at popular goose, duck and turkey breeds. If you are interested in keeping chickens in the back yard, selling eggs for profit, or exhibiting pure breeds, this is the perfect book for you. * Includes a comprehensive visual directory of the world' spure breeds or poultry, turkeys, ducks and geese, describing the key characteristics of each. * Common everyday questions are answered, including What is involved in keeping poultry at home? Can chickens make suitable pets? How do I make a poultry house? What is the financial outlay? and What breeds should I choose? * Information is provided on poultry housing,maintenance, feeding, security, health and hygiene.
Fred Hams started his own poultry farm in 1960. He has served on the Ministry of Agriculture' s Genetic Resources Committee and is a founding member of the Rare Poultry Society. He is a National Championship Judge, helped start the poultryfanciers magazine Fancy Fowl, and is a consultant to the best-selling Practical Poultry magazine.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780754835653
Published: 30 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Lorenz Books
Publisher: Anness Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 282mm
Width: 216mm
Pages: 256

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