A Beginner’s Guide to Poultry Farming in Your Backyard Raising Chickens for Eggs and Food Table of Contents Introduction It Is Just Chicken Feed Sustainable Poultry Feed Crop bound Chickens Best Natural Food for Chickens Hatching Chickens How to Make an Incubator Fresh Water Supply Nesting boxes Free Ranging Birds Dust baths and Shed Floor Covering Bumble Foot Building Your Own Chicken Coop Egg Production Raising Broilers for the Market Well Ventilated Coops Protecting chickens from Predators Conclusion The Truth about Growth Promoting Feed Author Bio Introduction Ever since man found out that it was extremely easy to have domesticated sources of food, reared right in his yard, millenniums ago, is it a wonder that poultry especially chicken farming is one of the best methods to get easy access to a good source of food for your family? There is absolutely no country in the world, except perhaps the Arctic regions, – where man has not reared ducks, chickens and other poultry for table purposes down the centuries. Apart from these being an easy source of eggs to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, you also knew that you would have a tough old rooster for dinner, when a large number of family members popped in unexpectedly, demanding sustenance. We are going to be concentrating on chicken farming, for domestic purposes in this book. You have this dream of raising chickens in your backyard. You are interested in a continuous supply of eggs, and the occasional chicken for your pot of a Sunday. Layers are those chickens, which are normally raised for egg production. The chickens which are going to go straight into the pot are called broilers. Since ancient times, human beings have been raising poultry for domestic purposes and also for marketing purposes. Poultry farming has been a part of rural life in the east down the centuries. All the kitchen waste was fed to the hens. These hens came under the 21st century poultry farming term – free ranging. That meant they were allowed to scratch about in the backyard, getting their fill of insects, worms, green vegetables, organic matter, and was it a wonder that they laid delicious, nutritious, and proteinaceous eggs? Every intelligent householder kept three or four hens depending on the size of his family, and he bought a cock from the market, when he needed chickens. Once a clutch of chickens was hatched, Cocky Locky went into the cook pot. One of the common mistakes made by new poultry farmers is buying a large number of birds, because they are not very clear about whether they want these words for home consumption or they want to trade in the eggs and poultry meat. Around 50 years ago, one of my father’s colleagues was facing this problem. He had this huge garden and backyard. He had heard about dad rearing poultry in that garden successfully. So he also wanted to experiment in this exciting new activity which would keep his family well supplied with eggs, and fresh meat. So the next time dad went visiting to his base on a tour, he asked dad the best way to raise birds without too much of a hassle. You are going to get these easy tips in the book.

Originally published in the early 1930s, this extremely scarce early work on poultry keeping is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. We are now republishing it, using the original text and photographs. Two hundred and thirty three pages deal with every aspect of poultry keeping from egg to table, and will prove invaluable to both the backyard beginner and the larger commercial enterprise. Twenty detailed chapters contain much expert advise on: The Beginner; Breeds and Strains; Houses and Appliances; Foods and Feeding; Hatching; Rearing; Backyard Poultry Keeping; Intensive Poultry Keeping; Winter Egg Production; Day Old Chicks; Ducks; Turkeys; Geese; Guinea Fowls; Diseases of Poultry; Vermin; Egg Preserving; Killing and Shaping; Plucking, Drawing, Trussing; Marketing; Accounts. Etc. The book is well illustrated with photos of breeds and equipment. This is a fascinating read for any poultry enthusiast, and contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the early farming books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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.

Poultry Farming Poultry farming is a type farming that involves raising birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese and getting from them, meat, eggs, and feathers for meeting the purpose of commercial and substantial agriculture. This beginners' guide discusses the two types of poultry farming: Intensive and Free-range poultry farming. The joy of reading this book is in the understanding of the integral requirements to startup and sustain a growing poultry business. These ranges from the cost (capital), poultry farm management (disease control and quality feeds) to profitable distribution of matured chicks to the market for sale. The book gives insight of the undeniable benefits of poultry farming, including those accrued from the consumption of poultry products. Why You Should Read This Book The knowledge of what poultry is all about and the general requirements for startup are of great importance for a beginner. This gives you the edge to rise above every limitation as you begin running your own poultry farm. Also, there are important factors to consider when planning to setup your poultry farm, such as selecting a suitable site, poultry housing and management, food and water supply. Surely, the chickens cannot thrive well without water or appropriate supply of clean water, and others, as discussed in the book. Another important thing you should know is how to select the proper breed for your poultry business to meet a particular demand. There are breeds suitable for eggs and others for meat, while some meet the two purposes. They're called dual-purpose breeds. Other factors such as ventilation, climate condition, breeding space, etc., are also discussed in this poultry book for beginners. If running a successful poultry business has been your passion and you're finding it difficult to start or you've started, but struggling with it, get this book. This is proper guide to starting and maintaining a successful poultry business.

Practical Guide To Start Poultry Farming From Beginning.Poultry farming is a lucrative business and I can emphatically tell you that it is true. But it requires adequate knowledge to get acquainted to the techniques and modus oparandi surrounding the business. You need business dynamics to start even in your backyard and succeed easily.There are many books and articles on-line analysing how you can start poultry farm business successfully but in this book I would be showing you the operations, and analysis that 95% of other leads don't talk about.Poultry farming for beginners is a simple study guide to help you identify some practical steps to take when intending to start poultry farming business anywhere in the world.It's an eye-opening handbook practically written to help you determine and withstand the hidden secretes within poultry farming anywhere in the world. In this book you would learn how to:* Identify strategies for poultry farming business* The techniques to apply* How to nurture your poultry farm* Cost efficiency* Plan and manage your poultry farm* The challenges involved and how to solve them and many more Knowledge is power!

Describes equipment and procedures for rearing, managing, and breeding poultry and considers the preparation of chickens and eggs for use

Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her family's move to her Great Uncle Jim's farm, where she begins taking care of some unusual chickens with help from neighbors and friends.