Author: Loyl StrombergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poultry
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Exhibiting Poultry for Pleasure and Profit
Author: Loyl StrombergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poultry
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Chickens, 2nd Edition
Author: Sue WeaverPublisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1935484915
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Hobby Farms Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit is geared toward the hobby farmer looking to begin his or her own flock of chickens on a small farm or even backyard. Author Sue Weaver, who keeps various exotic breeds and countless barnies on her farm, is an expert on all things livestock and an avowed chicken fanatic. This photo-filled guide begins with “Chickens 101” and details the physiology of chickens, members of the Phasianidea family, providing beginning hobby farmers with a basic education in the chicken’s unique physical makeup (from wings and feathers to beaks and digestive tracts), behavior, mating, and its unexpected high intelligence. The author offers advice on choosing the right types of chickens to get started: meat, egg, or dual purpose, or maybe even “just for pets.” The book is an excellent resource for selecting which breed of chicken is best for the hobby farmer, based on the birds’ traits, such as aggression, personality, noise factor, tolerance for heat, confinement, cold, etc. Chickens also provides information on selecting or building a suitable chicken coop for the hobby farmer’s brood, outlining the basic requirements (lighting, ventilation, flooring, waterers, insulation, safety, and so forth). A detailed chapter on feeding chickens offers essential guidance on nutrition, commercial feeds, supplements, and water requirements. For the chicken hobby farmer looking to start with a clutch of baby chicks (from his own hen or an outside source), the author provides excellent info on incubators and hatching as well as all of the accommodations and preparation required for hens in the nest box. A chapter on selling eggs and broilers provides timetables, requirements, and dos and don’ts to get a hobby farmer’s business off on the right foot. All chicken keepers will find the chapter on health of particular value, with expert advice on preventing common problems and dealing various maladies and diseases. Much detailed information about all of the topics in the book is encapsulated in sidebars. A glossary of over 125 terms plus a detailed resource section of chicken and poultry associations, books, and websites complete the volume. Fully indexed.
Poultry for Profit and Pleasure
Author: Robyn G. AldersPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251050750
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
This publication is part of a series which seeks to raise awareness amongst policymakers and agricultural support services in low and middle income countries about sustainable income generation opportunities for small-scale farmers and local communities. It contains guidance on the keeping of poultry, and topics discussed include: the history of domestic poultry production, its contribution to sustainable rural livelihoods, key components of rural poultry production, diversification and intensification issues, utilisation of poultry products. It includes examples of case studies of poultry production schemes in Bangladesh, South Africa, Guatemala, Cambodia and the Philippines.
Pastured Poultry Profits
Author: Joel SalatinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780963810908
Category : Chicken industry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A proven production model is described, which is capable of producing an income from a small acreage of equal or superior to that of off-farm jobs.
Successful Poultry Culture for Pleasure and Profit, and Scientific Feeding
Author: Clarence WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poultry
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Hobby Farm
Author: Carol EkariusPublisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1937049450
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This beautiful book offers an intimate look at life on a hobby farm. From finding a farm to creating a business, to choosing what to plant to canning fruits, Hobby Farm will teach readers how to reap the benefits of rustic life with sound guidance.
The Pleasures and Profits of Our Little Poultry Farm
Author: PleasuresDucks
Author: Cherie LangloisPublisher: CompanionHouse Books
ISBN: 9781933958163
Category : Ducks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A flock of frolicking waterfowl can be a lively addition to any hobby farm, and "Ducks" offers essential information on tending a small-scale flock, with full-color photos, a handy glossary, and advice from experienced duck farmers, it's a must-read for those drawn to ducks for their striking colors, their spirited personalities, and the valuable products they provide for home and market.
Biggle Poultry Book
Author: Jacob BigglePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicken breeds
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Products and Profit from Poultry
Author: Martin HilmiPublisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Traditionally poultry is found in many communities the world over and can be, with adequate support, training and investment, a viable commercial enterprise for many small-scale farmers. Poultry can provide for a good source of nutrition for the farm family and an income source, which does not depend on the harvest cycle common to crops. The booklet is aimed at raising awareness and promoting poultry as a business to all those who are involved in supporting small-scale farming and rural development in general.