The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease - Couverture souple

Damerow, Gail

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 161212013X ISBN 13 : 9781612120133

Editeur : Storey, 2015

Synopsis

Healthy chickens are happy chickens. This one-of-a-kind reference book covers the health problems that plague chickens of all breeds and ages. Practical charts identify common symptoms and causes of infection, while an alphabetic listing of diseases provides advice on treatment. You’ll find helpful descriptions of troublesome ailments of all types, from poor egg production to crooked toe syndrome. Practical remedies and gentle preventative care measures will help your beloved flock stay happy, healthy, and safe.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What’s Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Primary Care for a Thriving Flock
Gail Damerow, leading authority on all things chicken, provides a complete reference to answer the questions and resolve the problems of any chicken raiser from beginner to professional. This fully updated and expanded edition of a longtime classic offers expert guidance on nutrition, reproductive issues, and a full range of health problems, along with the latest information on:
- Practicing preventive healthcare
- Using natural approaches to enhance the immune system
- Treating and avoiding news-making diseases such as avian flu
- Raising healthy chickens in an urban environment
- Enhanced with full-color photographs and eye-opening illustrations, this is the essential guide to keeping your chickens healthy and productive.
 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Storey
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 161212013X
• ISBN 13: 9781612120133
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: WordUnited GmbH; distribution@wordunited.com; ; Theodorstrasse 105; DUSSELDORF; 40472; Allemagne