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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


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


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


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


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


Raising Your Own Turkeys
by: Mercia, Leonard

Brooding the poults, management, breeding flocks, health, processing, recipes.
c.1981...S/C...$12.95


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Wild Turkey Country
by: Williams, Jr. Lovett

History, behavior, life cycles, foods & habitat, seasonal life.
c.1991...S/C...$19.95


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


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


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


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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