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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry: Breeds, Care, Health

Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry: Breeds, Care, Health
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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry: Breeds, Care, Health

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For 17 years readers have turned to Storey Books for advice on raising animals. Our Modern Way series of six books has sold more than 1,000,000 copies. In an effort to provide readers with the best how-to animal books on the market we are completely updating all six Modern Way titles and re-introducing them as part of our Guide to Raising series.

Written by experts, these guides give novice and experienced livestock farmers all they need to know to successfully keep and profit from animals. Each book includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illness. The books also address the business of raising animals - processing meat, milk, eggs, and more. The authors were chosen not only for their expertise but also for their ability to explain the ins and outs of animal husbandry in an inviting and authoritative manner. Whether readers are ready to start an entire herd or flock or are considering purchasing their first animal, Storey's Guide to Raising series offers vital information; each book is an indispensable reference.

 
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Product Details
Author:Leonard Mercia
Paperback:352 pages
Publisher:Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication Date:November 08, 2000
Language:English
ISBN:1580172636
Package Length:9.04 inches
Package Width:6.05 inches
Package Height:0.81 inches
Package Weight:1.37 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 9 reviews

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Average Customer Review:4.0
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4Slightly antiquated, but still relevant  Nov 11, 2008
Great as a reference, but no practical guide, if I had not grown up raising chickens I may not have been able to apply some of the principles. But... How hard is it to keep chickens, really? If you stick to a small flock you're probably okay.

5A Must Have Book  Oct 06, 2008
If you are a poultry lover; this book is a must. Invaluable information and pictures.

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4Wished for more.  Jul 09, 2008
This is a good, informative book, like all of the Storey's guides. (We have many of them.) I just had hoped that this book would focus less on chickens, since there is a whole book on them, and more on the other fowl, like guineas, etc. that don't have an entire book of Storey's info. out there. Wish I had ordered a different book, since I already had the chicken one.

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5Underated book, has wonderful & complete information  May 14, 2008
Personally, I like this book better than Storey's Raising Chickens. It has just as much information on raising baby chicks as the Raising Chickens guide. Leonard Mercia covers raising all poultry quite well in this guide. Good for any novice of poultry.

In 352 pages, Mr. Mercia covers chickens, turkeys, ducks and guineas all quite throughly. Plus, he writes in a straight and concise manner without being textbooky and boring. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone no matter what poultry they were raising. He covers poultry for profit and butchering how-to, briefly as well.

The only drawbacks I can see with this book is it's in black and white, with only line drawings. Also, only a few breeds of poultry are covered, so I'd pair this with the "Storey's Poultry Illustrated Poultry book" by Carol Ekarius if you haven't picked out your poultry breed yet.

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4More than enough  Dec 18, 2007
More than enough information for the backyard poultry producer. the information included in the book is more for the medium-sized poultry farmer. I did enjoy it as it had a myriad of information I could use for my mixed flock of fowl.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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