Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition: Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds - Hardcover

Damerow, Gail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 161212934X ISBN 13: 9781612129341

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC, 2017

Synopsis

Revised and updated, this is the most trusted and comprehensive reference you can find for chicken care, housing, feeding, and health care.

Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow’s comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You’ll get the most up-to-date details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat, and recent research into chicken behavior and communication makes the sections on flock management truly authoritative. New color photos and illustrations provide more specificity and information about chicken breeds, anatomy, and health.

About this title

About the Author

Gail Damerow has raised chickens for more than four decades and has written extensively about poultry and other livestock, gardening, and rural know-how. Her 17 books include The Chicken Encyclopedia, Hatching and Brooding Your Own Chicks, and the essential wellness guide for a thriving flock: The Chicken Health Handbook.

From the Back Cover

Whether you are raising a few backyard chickens or a flock of 100, this is the book you need to keep your birds healthy and safe. With the most up-to-date information on shelter, food, eggs, chicks, health care, and meat, this time-tested authority can help beginners and seasonsed pros alike find success with a flock.

Edition details

• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161212934X
• ISBN 13: 9781612129341
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 424