The Mating And Breeding Of Poultry (1920)

The Mating And Breeding Of Poultry is a comprehensive guidebook written by Harry M. Lamon in 1920. The book provides detailed information on the breeding and mating of various types of poultry, including chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. It covers topics such as the selection of breeding stock, egg production, incubation, and hatching. The book also includes chapters on the care and management of poultry, the prevention and treatment of diseases, and the marketing of poultry products. The author draws on his extensive experience as a poultry breeder and shares practical tips and techniques for successful breeding and raising of poultry. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in poultry farming or breeding.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A resurgence of chicken farming has swept the nation as people worldwide are becoming more concerned about where their food is coming from. In addition to raising the birds, poultrymen and women can produce specific characteristics in their flocks. This is the only book - first published in 1920 and now back in print - to outline in detail all the necessities to becoming an accomplished breeder. Whether one is breeding for beauty, as in exhibition stock, or for productivity, as in food, this book will teach how to: pick and choose chickens for specific circumstances; manipulate shape and color combinations; prepare birds for weather; develop certain psychological characteristics; encourage the juiciest meat and largest eggs.
In addition, readers will get a crash course in: the principles of breeding; classes of poultry; how to run a larger-scale operation.
Illustrated throughout with numerous line drawings and easy-to-follow instructions, this book teaches everything one needs to know to raise just the right chickens for them.