Poultry (Paperback)

Hugh Piper

ISBN 10: 1540388425 / ISBN 13: 9781540388421

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. This special re-print edition of the Hugh Piper's book "Poultry A Practical Guide to Choice, Breeding, Rearing and Management of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea Fowl, Ducks and Geese for Profit and Exhibition" is a complete guide to keeping chickens and other poultry. Written in 1873, this classic text contains information on raising chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks and geese, be it for eggs, meat, exhibition or for pleasure. Chapters include The Fowl House, The Fowl Yard, Food, Eggs, The Sitting Hen, Rearing, Stock Breeding and Poultry Shows. Also included are lengthy sections on Cochins, Brahmas, Malays, Game Fowl, Dorkings, Hamburgs, Polish, Bantams and other chicken breeds, as well as Turkeys, Guinea Fowl, Ducks and Geese. Illustrated with vintage colored plates. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poultry (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1540388425
• ISBN 13: 9781540388421
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

This special re-print edition of the Hugh Piper's book “Poultry A Practical Guide to Choice, Breeding, Rearing and Management of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea Fowl, Ducks and Geese for Profit and Exhibition” is a complete guide to keeping chickens and other poultry. Written in 1873, this classic text contains information on raising chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks and geese, be it for eggs, meat, exhibition or for pleasure. Chapters include The Fowl House, The Fowl Yard, Food, Eggs, The Sitting Hen, Rearing, Stock Breeding and Poultry Shows. Also included are lengthy sections on Cochins, Brahmas, Malays, Game Fowl, Dorkings, Hamburgs, Polish, Bantams and other chicken breeds, as well as Turkeys, Guinea Fowl, Ducks and Geese. Illustrated with vintage colored plates. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.