The Practical Encyclopedia of Chicken Keeping: Breed Identifier - Rearing - Care - Couverture rigide

Hams Fred

 
9780754833666: The Practical Encyclopedia of Chicken Keeping: Breed Identifier - Rearing - Care

Synopsis

See 9780754835653 for the updated new edition 2022 (this edition is out of print). This visually appealing guide provides all the information that you need in order to start keeping poultry. A buyer's guide shows what features to look for in healthy poultry, and essential information is provided on good poultry husbandry to ensure optimum welfare. A beautifully illustrated guide to poultry breeds of the world follows.Each breed is illustrated with a lavish photograph, and comprehensive text describes the breed type and characteristics. A final chapter looks at popular goose,duck and turkey breeds. If you are interested in keeping chickens in the back yard, selling eggs for profit, or exhibiting pure breeds, this is the perfect book for you.

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À propos de l?auteur

Fred Hams started his own poultry farm in 1960. He has served on the Ministry of Agriculture's Genetic Resources Committee and is a founding member of the Rare Poultry Society. He is a National Championship Judge, helped start the poultry fanciers magazine Fancy Fowl, and is a consultant to the best-selling Practical Poultry magazine.

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