Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds
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    [synopsis] => Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow's comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You'll get the most up-to-date details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat, and recent research into chicken behavior and communication makes the sections on flock management truly authoritative. New color photos and illustrations provide more specificity and information about chicken breeds, anatomy, and health. With 372,000 copies in print, this is the most trusted and comprehensive reference on every aspect of chicken care, housing, feeding, and health care. The full-color new edition features the most current practices and a fresh new design. Gail Damerow has raised chickens for more than four decades and has written extensively about poultry and other livestock, gardening, and rural know-how. Her 17 books include The Chicken Encyclopedia, Hatching and Brooding Your Own Chicks, and the essential wellness guide for a thriving flock: The Chicken Health Handbook. Preface

1 Choosing a Breed

   Breeds

   Breed Selection

   Purebred versus Hybrid

   Which First – Chicks or Eggs?

   Examining Birds

   Getting Started

2 Fowl Disposition

   Fowl Language

   When the Cock Crows

   Peck Order

   Fowl Intelligence

3 Shelter

   Free Range

   Fenced Range

   Portable Shelters

   Permanent Shelters

   Cages

   Fences

4 Feed and Water

   Water

   The Natural Chicken

   Feed Choices

   Feeding Routines

   Feeders

   Feed Storage

5 Routine Management

   Cannibalism

   Predators

   Weather Considerations

   Coop Cleanup

   Dealing with Manure

   Trimming Procedures

   Handling Chickens

   Enterprise Integration

6 Health Care

   Biosecurity

   Parasites

   Health, Disease, and Disease Resistance

   Poisons and Other Hazards

   First Aid

7 Laying-Hen Management

   Egg Formation

   Layer Nutrition

   Controlled Lighting

   Distinguishing Layers from Liars

   Egg Issues

   Flock Replacement

   Egg Sales

8 Eggs for Eating

   Egg Collection

   Egg Quality

   Egg Safety

   Nutritional Value

   Preserving Eggs

9 Managing a Breeder Flock

   Rise and Fall of Breeds

   Breeding Plan

   Methods of Breeding

   The Gene Connection

   Inbreeding Depression

   Culling for a Healthy, Hardy Flock

   Feeding Breeders

   Mating Logistics

   Artificial Insemination

   Sex Determination

10 Hatching Eggs

   Egg Collection

   Natural Incubation

   Incubating Eggs Artificially

   Candling the Eggs

   The Hatch

   Chick Identification

   Record Keeping

11 Chick Care

   Natural Brooding

   Mechanical Brooders

   Brooder Features

   Feed and Water

   Chick Problems and Solutions

12 Exhibiting Your Chickens

   Why Show?

   Selecting Birds for Show

   Rules of the Game

   Coop Training

   Conditioning

   At the Show

   After the Show

   Become a Master Exhibitor

13 Managing Meat Birds

   Meat Breeds

   Management Methods

   Feeding Meat Birds

   Broiler Health Issues

   Production and Marketing Choices

   Readiness for Butchering

14 Meat on the Table

   Killing

   Picking

   Evisceration

   Cooling

   Cutting Up

   Storing Poultry

   Sanitation and Safety

 Glossary

 Recommended Reading

 Index

 Metric Conversion Charts Whether you are raising a few backyard chickens or a flock of 100, this is the book you need to keep your birds healthy and safe. With the most up-to-date information on shelter, food, eggs, chicks, health care, and meat, this time-tested authority can help beginners and seasonsed pros alike find success with a flock. "Not only is Damerow a knowledgeable 
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