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Raising Chickens for Dummies
by: Willis, Kimberly & Ludlow, Rob
Learn to:Raise chickens in virtually any backyard, choose and purchase
chickens, construct the right housing, feed and care for your chickens.
387 pages
c. 2009, S/C...$19.99
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Raising Healthy Poultry (4th Ed)
by: Pestis, Gene
Poultry products are probably the most universally accepted animal protein
sources. Small flocks can be initiated most easily, providing meat and
egg protein. This practical manual now includes a comprehensive section
on diseases. Also included is an excellent section on duck raising. Covers
info such as: types of chickens & breeding practices, housing, equipment,
management, nutrition, poultry health programs, marketing, ducks, &
other kinds of poultry. Illustrated. 138 pgs.
c. 2000, 4th Ed, Rev, S/C...$19.95
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Raising Poultry Successfully
by: Graves, Will
Deciding on a meat only or egg only or dual purpose flock, where and when
to buy chicks, incubation & rearing the young, all about feeds, keeping
a flock healthy, disease control, housing and watering, butchering & dressing
the bird. Covers chickens, ducks and geese. B/W photos & illustrations.
192 pgs.
c. 1985, S/C...$9.95
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Raising Poultry The Modern Way
by: Mercia, Leonard S.
Raising Poultry the Modern Way covers all the essentials, including: selection
of birds for meat or egg production; hatching eggs from your own breeding
flocks; how to house, feed, and manage the birds; disease, parasite, and
predator control; processing, packaging, and quality control of eggs and
meat; where to find supplies and equipment. This new edition also includes
information on incubation and embryology, and a special section on exhibiting
various breeds. Those who want to raise poultry for home consumption or
profit, on a small or intermediate scale, will find quick answers to their
questions in this easy-to-read handbook. The author knows poultry, and
his straightforward advice is sure to make the poultry growing experience
easier and more enjoyable. 240 pgs.
c.1990, Revised, S/C...$9.95
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Raising Poultry The Modern Way
by: Mercia, Leonard S.
Poultry - all about housing, management, incubation, feeding, & health.
224 pgs.
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
c.1975, S/C...$5.00
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Raising Your Own Turkeys
by: Mercia, Leonard
Brooding the poults, management, breeding flocks, health, processing,
recipes.
c.1981...S/C...$12.95
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Reinventing the Chicken Coop
by: Wolpe, Matthew & McElroy, Kevin
Backyard chickens meet contemporary design! Wolpe and McElroy give 14
complete building plans for chicken coops that range from the purely functional
to the outrageously fabulous. Complete step-by-step building plans are
accompanied by full-color photographs and detailed construction illustrations.
190 pgs.
c. 2013, S/C... $19.95
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Sexing All Fowl, Baby Chicks, Game Birds, Cage Birds
by: Stromberg, Loyl
Sexing: chicks, ducks, geese, swans, wild waterfowl, guineas, pheasant,
quail, partridge, doves, canaries, finches, cockatiels, lovebirds, parrots,
pea fowl, ratites. Sexing instruments, factors affecting sex ratio, interesting
ancient beliefs, lists of clubs & magazines, and much more. Line drawings
& B/W photos. 96 pgs
c. 1977, Revised 2002, S/C...$10.95
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Sheep, Swine, & Poultry
by: Jennings, Robert
A reprint of an old, scarce, hard-to-find book (late 1800's?) by the Michigan
Historical Reprint Series. Embracing the varieties of each (sheep, swine
and poultry); the best modes of breeding; their feeding & management;
together with their diseases to which they are respectively subject; and
the appropriate remedies for each. Illustrations. 490 pgs.
c. 2006,(Reprint of book originally written in the mid-late 1800's),
S/C...$29.99
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Small-Scale Poultry Keeping: A Guide To Free-Range Poultry Production
by: Feltwell, Ray
Breeds, eggs, housing, incubation, sexing, management, feeding, shows.
Covers: ducks, geese, & turkeys. 176 pgs.
c. 1992, S/C...$13.95
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Storey's Guide To Raising Chickens
by: Damerow, Gail
Contains everything from starting your own flock to putting eggs on the
table. You'll learn to choose the right breed, care for chicks, build
feeders & shelters, collect & store eggs, maintain good flock
health, raise broilers for meat, and how to show your chickens. B/W photos,
drawings, charts. 341pgs.
c. 1995, S/C... $18.95
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Storey's Guide To Raising Poultry
by: Leonard S. Mercia
Contains the most comprehensive and current information available on:
selecting birds for meat or egg production, housing & equipment, home
processing of eggs & poultry, flock health, brooding & rearing. B/W photos
& line drawings. 343 pgs.
c. 2001, S/C...$18.95
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Storey's Guide To Raising Poultry: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese,
Guineas, Gamebirds (4th Edition)
by: Drowns, Glen
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. 454 pgs
c. 2012, 4th ed, S/C...$19.95
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Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
by: Ekarius, Carol
Presented here, breed by breed, are more than 120 barnyard fowl —
chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, emu, guinea fowl, ostriches, partridges,
peafowl, pheasants, quails & swans. For each animal, readers will
find stunning color photography, a brief history, and a detailed description.
The identifying characteristics included for each breed are: class (standard
and bantam); size (for cocks and hens); appearance of comb, wattles, and
earlobes; color (everything from black-breasted red to silver laced);
place of origin; conservation status; and special qualities (including
longevity, size and quantity of eggs, quality of meat, and other relevant
uses). Author Carol Ekarius provides enough information to satisfy both
the dedicated browser and the serious farmer weighing the pros and cons
of multiple breeds. 278 pgs.
c. 2007, S/C...$24.95
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Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
by: Ekarius, Carol
Presented here, breed by breed, are more than 120 barnyard fowl —
chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, emu, guinea fowl, ostriches, partridges,
peafowl, pheasants, quails & swans. For each animal, readers will
find stunning color photography, a brief history, and a detailed description.
The identifying characteristics included for each breed are: class (standard
and bantam); size (for cocks and hens); appearance of comb, wattles, and
earlobes; color (everything from black-breasted red to silver laced);
place of origin; conservation status; and special qualities (including
longevity, size and quantity of eggs, quality of meat, and other relevant
uses). Author Carol Ekarius provides enough information to satisfy both
the dedicated browser and the serious farmer weighing the pros and cons
of multiple breeds. 278 pgs.
c. 2007, Coffe-Table Size, H/C...$35.00
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Strictly For The Chickens
by: Hamerstrom, Frances
All about the greater prairie chicken and the woman who saved them from
being endangered. 174 pgs.
c. 1980, H/C...$20.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
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Success With Baby Chicks
by: Plamondon, Robert
A complete guide to hatchery selection, mail-order chicks, day-old chick
care, brooding, brooder plans, feeding and housing. B/W photos. 155 pgs.
c. 2003, S/C...$15.95
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Talking Chicken
by: Klober, Kelly
Practical advice on heirloom chickens and eggs. Includes selection, breeding,
raising and marketing. The diversity and fortitude of yesterday's poultry
breeds make them ideal for meat and egg production for both family use
or small farm commercial production. Often with quite modest space needs
and rather low start-up costs, many heritage poultry breeds offer rapid
turn-around on investment. 395 pages, B/W photos and illustrations
c. 2011, S/C... $28.00
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Turkeys (Popular Farming Series Magazine)
by: Hobby Farms Magazine Editors
The Popular Farming® Series is a collection of magabooks™
that provides valuable information to those who already have a small farm
as well as those who are pondering the big move to the country. Turkeys
has everything you need to know to start raising turkeys or to embark
on a new adventure with your flock. With beautiful photos and in-depth
articles, Turkeys is a must for any poultry enthusiast’s or small
farmer’s library. Contents: Turkey time: The History of Wild and
Domesticated Turkeys; Variety is the Spice of Life (Breeds); Select Smart;
Bird-Brained Behaviors; Hatch a Plan: Seeking Sanctuary (Shelter); Turkey
Trot:Daily Chores; Security Matters; Tip-Top Turkeys (Illness or Disease);
Profitable Poults (Starting a Turkey Business); All-Natural Turkey Raising;
Totally Turkey (Memorabilia, Festivals and more) and Turkey Delight (Recipes).
Includes a Glossary & List of Resources. 128 pgs.
c. 2009, Magazine...$9.99
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Turkeys At Home (Gold Cockerel Series)
by: Roberts, Michael & Victoria
A practical guide to rearing and keeping turkeys. 64 pgs.
c.1989...S/C...$17.95
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Wild Turkey: Biology & Management
by: Dickson, James
Chronicles the history, biology and management of the wild turkey in a
readable standard reference on all aspects of the wild turkey. Chapters
on: history, physical characteristics, behavior, foods & feeding, physiology,
population, habitat, the wild turkey in different parts of the country,
and recreational use and its future. 1200 references with nearly 400 B/W
photos & 40 color photos. 463 pgs.
c.1992...H/C...$79.95
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Wild Turkey Country
by: Williams, Jr. Lovett
History, behavior, life cycles, foods & habitat, seasonal life.
c.1991...S/C...$19.95
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Wild Turkeys: Hunting & Watching
by: Mettler, Jr., John
This book explains how to choose clothing, firearms, and equipment, all
about turkey distribution, feeding patterns, and mating rituals, how to
dress a turkey carcass, mount a prize bird, and photograph turkeys in
the wild. 176 pgs.
c.1998...S/C...$14.95
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Wisdom for Hen Keepers: 500 Tips for Keeping Chickens
by: Graham, Chris
Keeping chickens in your own backyard, whether out in the country or right
in the heart of the city, is all the rage these days. In this delightful
collection of 500 chicken-raising tips, expert poultry fancier Chris Graham
provides all you need to know to get started in this rewarding hobby.
For easy reference, the tips are divided into ten chapters, covering all
aspects of chicken keeping, from coops and equipment through choosing
chickens for eggs and meat to feeding chickens and breeding and showing.
The tips are grouped logically so that beginners can build their knowledge
gradually, while old hands might prefer to dip in and out at random or
refer to the index to access specific topics. The tips are accompanied
by simple annotated diagrams where required, and a series of specially
commissioned linocut prints by printmaker Melvyn Evans rounds out this
charming package. 288 pgs.
c. 2013, H/C... $21.95
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Wonders of Peacocks
by: Lavine, Sigmund A.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources, the author has detailed the unique
relationship between man and the peacock. In the process he tells of the
art, literature and superstition the bird has inspired. There is also
an account of the life histories and habits of the three species of peafowl,
along with the fascinating saga of the discovery of the Congo peacock.
62 pages, B/W photos
c. 1982, H/C... $12.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Good, protected dust jackey, ex-library with usual library
markings
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World Of The Wild Turkey
by: Lewis, James
Describes 6 subspecies. Follows turkeys through the year, their complex
behavior, and their future.
c. 1973, H/C...$35.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
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