Providing a practical and easy to follow guide, this is an ideal book for people beginning with keeping chickens, covering the basics of poultry husbandry. The authors are experienced smallholders and share their advice with the aim of keeping healthy, happy chickens.
The physical and behavioural attributes of domestic chickens are discussed in detail, advice on laying hens, breeding and raising chicks, housing, feeding, nutrition and health maintenance are covered, along with egg production, slaughter, collecting eggs and poultry meat products, and egg based recipes.
Keeping Chickens is highly illustrated and adapted from the bestselling German book in its 9th edition.
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Beate and Leopold Peitz are both agriculturalists with extensive production animal keeping experience.
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Anbieter: Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN, USA
hardcover. Zustand: New. Brand New. Artikel-Nr. 1395982
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR013501544
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Anbieter: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Vereinigtes Königreich
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2010). (1985) 2016 9th, revised edition, in English. 8vo (178 x 253mm). Pp133. Colour photographs, b/w line illustrations and diagrams. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fading to cover else clean, good-plus copy. This is a useful general handbook of chicken keeping. It first appeared in Germany under the title, Huehner Halten, Ulmer 1985. This edition being the English translation of the 9th, revised edition. Chapters include: The domestication and spread of the chicken; Chicken breeds suitable for small-scale keeping; Anatomy and physiology of the chicken; Behaviour of the domestic chicken; Keeping laying hens; Incubation; Rearing chicks; Keeping our birds healthy; Poultry products - all about eggs, meat, a few recipes. . Artikel-Nr. 63564
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 9th edition. 146 pages. 9.61x7.01x0.63 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. zk1910455598
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Anbieter: Romtrade Corp., STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, USA
Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide. Artikel-Nr. ABBB-200154
Anbieter: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: New. pp. 146. Artikel-Nr. 372094018
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Anbieter: Romtrade Corp., STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, USA
Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide. Artikel-Nr. ABBB-4930