Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens

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By Gail Damerow
New Edition of the Best-selling Classic
Whether you are raising a couple of backyard chickens or a flock of one hundred, here is the only book you need to keep your birds healthy and safe. Filled with useful advice and practical know-how, Gail Damerow’s trusted reference will guide you through every chicken situation, from hatching chicks to collecting and storing eggs.
The revised and updated third edition includes: New information on training chickens, including how to understand fowl behaviour, Expanded details on dealing with predators, Free-range feeding options, Updated disease section, including information on avian influenza and fowl first aid, Daily management of laying hens and meat birds, Guidelines for exhibiting chickens and Feeder and coop designs.
(438 pages, Paperback, US)

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