Raise Happy Chickens - How to raise healthy chickens and other poultry in your outdoor space

Zusatztext "A comprehensive introduction to poultry keeping." Informationen zum Autor Victoria Roberts, BVSc MRCVS, is the Honorary Veterinary Surgeon for the Poultry Club and demonstrates her considerate poultry expertise in five books on keeping chickens as well as in her position as editor of the Poultry Club newsletter. Klappentext Raise Happy Chickens is a quickly accessible but authoritative guide, suitable for total beginners, that provides all the information you need to start keeping your own chickens. Telling you which breed of bird lays best and providing useful guidance on housing, equipment and the necessities of day-to-day care, it meets all the needs of anyone who dreams of a garden full of happy, clucking birds. It also goes beyond just chickens to other types of poultry, and gives advice and practical guidelines on housing, with full explanation of key areas like welfare, behavior, and diet. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive and readable guide to keeping chickens as well as other breeds of poultry, ideal for the amateur and interested newcomer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Intro:: short history of poultry1.: Chickens2.: Ducks3.: Geese4.: Turkeys5.: Other birds: Guineafowl and Quail: 6.      Meat production: 7.      Diseases and problems: quick reference chart8.: Egg recipes: Appendices: Vermin control: Transport regulations: Exhibiting: Troubleshooting: Glossary: Useful addresses: Further reading: Index

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Roberts, Roberts Victoria
• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781473679481
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-7948-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 218 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Teach Yourself General; Teach Yourself General; Teach Yourself - General
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; PETS / General, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Farm and working animals: general interest, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Poultry farming