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Brooding and Rearing Chickens (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Wilson Earle Newlon

 
9780266790945: Brooding and Rearing Chickens (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Practical guidance for healthy, productive chicks and meat birds

Discover how proper brooding, rearing, and management can turn chicks into strong, healthy birds. This guide explains location, housing, heat, ventilation, feeding, and stock selection with clear, actionable steps.

This edition compiles experience from California agriculture work and field observations to help poultrymen improve outcomes. It covers how to choose locations with good drainage and sun exposure, plan the layout of buildings, and match systems to land and climate. You’ll learn how to set up brooding environments, regulate heat safely, ensure fresh air, and control costs without sacrificing growth and livability.
  • How to choose the best site and arrangement for brooder houses and chick yards
  • Different brooding systems (floor, outdoor, and battery) and when they work best
  • Temperature, humidity, ventilation, and fire safety considerations
  • Feeding schedules, mash formulations, and starter rations for chicks
Ideal for farmers starting a new poultry enterprise, managers seeking practical welfare guidelines, and students studying poultry production.

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