Raising Rare Breeds : Heritage Poultry Breeds Conservation Guide
Title | Raising Rare Breeds : Heritage Poultry Breeds Conservation Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Blake, Valda |
Publisher | Marmora, Ont. : Joywind Farm Rare Breeds Conservancy |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biodiversity conservation |
ISBN | 9780969637721 |
An Introduction to Heritage Breeds
Title | An Introduction to Heritage Breeds PDF eBook |
Author | D. Phillip Sponenberg DVM |
Publisher | Storey Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2014-04-06 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1612124623 |
Developed for the particular needs of the working farm, heritage breeds have proved invaluable to small-scale agricultural production for centuries. This comprehensive guide explains why conserving heritage breeds remains important and how they often can be a better choice for the modern farmer than conventional animals. With profiles of heritage poultry, sheep, cattle, and more, you’ll learn how to select and successfully raise the breed that is right for your specific needs. Enjoy the benefits of resilient livestock while preserving genetic diversity for future generations.
Raising Rare Breeds
Title | Raising Rare Breeds PDF eBook |
Author | Jy Chiperzak |
Publisher | Marmora, Ont. : Joywind Farm Rare Breeds Conservancy |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 1994-01-01 |
Genre | Biodiversity conservation |
ISBN | 9780969637714 |
Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition
Title | Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Drowns |
Publisher | Storey Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 465 |
Release | 2012-05-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1603427686 |
Whether you’re running a farm or interested in keeping a few backyard birds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry covers everything you need to know to successfully raise your own chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and more. Stressing humane practices throughout, Glenn Drowns provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, behavior, breeding, health care, and processing your own meat and eggs. With tips on raising specialty species like doves, ostriches, and peafowl, you’ll be inspired to experiment with new breeds and add diversity to your poultry operation.
The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
Title | The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Vorwald Dohner |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 528 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 030013813X |
"The need to preserve farm animal diversity is increasingly urgent, says the author of this definitive book on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. Farmyard animals may hold critical keys for our survival, Jan Dohner warns, and with each extinction, genetic traits of potentially vital importance to our agricultural future or to medical progress are forever lost."--BOOK JACKET.
A Conservation Breeding Handbook
Title | A Conservation Breeding Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Phillip Sponenberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
How to Raise Poultry
Title | How to Raise Poultry PDF eBook |
Author | Christine Heinrichs |
Publisher | Voyageur Press |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2009-04-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1616732121 |
Prized for their feathers or eggs, raised for their meat or their beauty or simply for fun, poultry of a dazzling array of sorts and sizes have a place in the heart of farmers, ranchers, and bird fanciers alike. If you want to raise fowl—of whatever kind and for whatever reason—this book is the perfect place to begin. Poultry expert Christine Heinrichs lays out the distinctions between waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans), turkeys, gamebirds (peafowl, pheasants, quail, and others), ratites (ostriches, emus, and rheas), and pigeons. She then clearly details the very different requirements for raising each species, from feeding and housing to husbandry and health, to showing and marketing and legal concerns. Whether you’re thinking of starting a flock or acquiring a few feathered friends, this handy guide tells you everything you need to know to raise healthy poultry for pleasure or profit—or both. Breed Guide & Selection Proper Care & Healthy Feeding Building Facilities & Fencing