Post by plink on Jan 22, 2009 12:35:38 GMT 8
[glow=red,2,300]Title[/glow] Storey's Guide to RAISING CHICKENS
[glow=red,2,300]Author[/glow] Gail Damerow
[glow=red,2,300]Published[/glow] Storey Publishing 1995
[glow=red,2,300]Cost[/glow] 30 something dollars
[glow=red,2,300]Where Bought[/glow] Angus & Robertson Kalgoorlie (Was ordered)
[glow=red,2,300]Suitable For[/glow] As I'm a beginner in this great hobby/pastime i found it extremely useful, as i believe would a seasoned chooken keeper.
[glow=red,2,300]Topics Covered[/glow] Everything from
[shadow=red,left,300]Choosing[/shadow] the perfect chicken for whatever purpose you intend to raise them for.
[shadow=red,left,300]Housing[/shadow] Size of yards and coups for different amounts of chookens, along with flooring, roosts, bedding,nests, cages and range rotation.
[shadow=red,left,300]Feeding[/shadow]Methods,supplements,feeders and waterer's.
[shadow=red,left,300]Meat bird management[/shadow] Breeds, feeding, indoor & range confinement, caponizing!
[shadow=red,left,300]Butchering[/shadow] Killing, picking, cutting, aging, storing & cooking.
[shadow=red,left,300]Layer Management[/shadow] Breeds, rate of lay, shell colour by breed, flock replacement, egg size & problems.
[shadow=red,left,300]Incubation & Hatching[/shadow] Egg collection, storage, natural incubation - broody signs, nests, management, foster broodys, broody hens, hatching schedule. Artificial incubation - air flow, temperature, humidity, turning. Candling, culling, the hatch.
[shadow=red,left,300]Chick Care[/shadow] Heat, light, space, feeding and watering.
[shadow=red,left,300]General Management[/shadow] Stress situations,peck order, vaccination, coop clean.
[shadow=red,left,300]Health management[/shadow] Chicken health, well chickens,chicken diseases & treating, parasites, cannibalism.
[shadow=red,left,300]Showing[/shadow] Why?, selecting,conditioning, training, feeding, washing, grooming.
[glow=red,2,300]Good Points[/glow] Most of what is above.
[glow=red,2,300]Bad Points[/glow] Resources and organizations are American.
[glow=red,2,300]Extra Comments[/glow] I've found this book to be very helpful in almost everything that I've done so far. It doesn't cover everything but nearly everything that you need to know. So far this has been the most informative book that I've read.
I see what my local library has and read them prior to purchasing for my permanent reference, along with the internet.
This review is only a part of what the book covers, there are many more subjects under the chapter titles.
[glow=red,2,300]Author[/glow] Gail Damerow
[glow=red,2,300]Published[/glow] Storey Publishing 1995
[glow=red,2,300]Cost[/glow] 30 something dollars
[glow=red,2,300]Where Bought[/glow] Angus & Robertson Kalgoorlie (Was ordered)
[glow=red,2,300]Suitable For[/glow] As I'm a beginner in this great hobby/pastime i found it extremely useful, as i believe would a seasoned chooken keeper.
[glow=red,2,300]Topics Covered[/glow] Everything from
[shadow=red,left,300]Choosing[/shadow] the perfect chicken for whatever purpose you intend to raise them for.
[shadow=red,left,300]Housing[/shadow] Size of yards and coups for different amounts of chookens, along with flooring, roosts, bedding,nests, cages and range rotation.
[shadow=red,left,300]Feeding[/shadow]Methods,supplements,feeders and waterer's.
[shadow=red,left,300]Meat bird management[/shadow] Breeds, feeding, indoor & range confinement, caponizing!
[shadow=red,left,300]Butchering[/shadow] Killing, picking, cutting, aging, storing & cooking.
[shadow=red,left,300]Layer Management[/shadow] Breeds, rate of lay, shell colour by breed, flock replacement, egg size & problems.
[shadow=red,left,300]Incubation & Hatching[/shadow] Egg collection, storage, natural incubation - broody signs, nests, management, foster broodys, broody hens, hatching schedule. Artificial incubation - air flow, temperature, humidity, turning. Candling, culling, the hatch.
[shadow=red,left,300]Chick Care[/shadow] Heat, light, space, feeding and watering.
[shadow=red,left,300]General Management[/shadow] Stress situations,peck order, vaccination, coop clean.
[shadow=red,left,300]Health management[/shadow] Chicken health, well chickens,chicken diseases & treating, parasites, cannibalism.
[shadow=red,left,300]Showing[/shadow] Why?, selecting,conditioning, training, feeding, washing, grooming.
[glow=red,2,300]Good Points[/glow] Most of what is above.
[glow=red,2,300]Bad Points[/glow] Resources and organizations are American.
[glow=red,2,300]Extra Comments[/glow] I've found this book to be very helpful in almost everything that I've done so far. It doesn't cover everything but nearly everything that you need to know. So far this has been the most informative book that I've read.
I see what my local library has and read them prior to purchasing for my permanent reference, along with the internet.
This review is only a part of what the book covers, there are many more subjects under the chapter titles.