Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry is the only book you need to naturally and humanely raise a wide range of poultry, from chickens and turkeys to waterfowl and game birds -- even uncommon species, such as pigeons, emus, doves, ostriches, peafowl, and swans. Whether you’re running a farm or raising a few birds in the backyard, Glenn Drowns tells you everything you need to know about breed selection, housing, space requirements, behavior, breeding, hatching, feeding, health care, and the business of processing meat and eggs. This revised edition includes new and updated information on health and disease, raising birds on pasture, growing your own feed, housing, breeding, slaughtering, and marketing.
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A diverse flock of poultry can provide free-range meat, a rainbow of eggs, and endless entertainment---all delivered from the confines of your backyard or small farm. Glenn Drowns, an expert on rare breeds and varieties of turkeys, ducks, geese, chickens, and other birds, delivers everything you need to know to raise healthy, safe poultry.
The revised and updated fourth edition includes:
*Expanded breed coverage, including heritage and rare breeds
*Complete daily care and feeding instructions
*Emphasis on providing birds with room to roam and peck
*Tips on growing your own feed
*Information on less common species---pigeons, doves, emus, ostriches, peafowl, and swans
The revised and updated fourth edition includes:
*Expanded breed coverage, including heritage and rare breeds
*Complete daily care and feeding instructions
*Emphasis on providing birds with room to roam and peck
*Tips on growing your own feed
*Information on less common species---pigeons, doves, emus, ostriches, peafowl, and swans
About the Author
Glenn Drowns 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. Glenn 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.
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By Frayden
Format:Paperback
While I was at an internship, I read the entire 3rd edition of this book and loved it! Everything was there! But this is the 4th edition, and for some reason, they transformed the book into something that looks more like a review of home-scale poultry production than a how-to guide. They took out everything, from floor requirements, feeder and waterer spaces, brooding instructions... The 3rd edition even had plans to make your own feed troughs! It was the best!
What I suggest to any who would like to buy the book is to buy Storey's guide to Chicken production first, then this one that complements more than anything the chicken guide. ONLY BUY THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE LOOKING INTO EXOTIC POULTRY BREEDS, NOT CHICKENS.
Have a nice day and hope this was useful :) ;)
What I suggest to any who would like to buy the book is to buy Storey's guide to Chicken production first, then this one that complements more than anything the chicken guide. ONLY BUY THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE LOOKING INTO EXOTIC POULTRY BREEDS, NOT CHICKENS.
Have a nice day and hope this was useful :) ;)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely Informative and a good read
Jan 19 2013
By amiane baker
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great for the beginner or more advanced poultry raiser. Offers lots of good information. Enjoyed the author's style of writing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding
Jan 1 2013
By Matthew Williams
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Perfect level of information depth to springboard my poultry adventure! I have not raised poultry in over 20 years, so I wanted to refresh my memory. This book went far beyond that for me. I learned things that I never knew--but wish I had--and even found answers to questions from way back when! This is a must-read for anyone wanting to get into poultry.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best!
Jan 21 2013
By UlrikeDG
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Format:Hardcover
I got every book my library had on the topic of raising poultry. This was by far the best of the lot!
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