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Chicken Books
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A.B.C. of Poultry Raising
One of the finest guides available for raising small flocks of chickens. Describes getting started, equipment needs, brooding, rearing , managing layers, controlling diseases and parasites. Plans and materials list for various chicken houses. Also a chapter for hobbyists.
Paperback, 142 pgs
By J.H. Florea
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ABC's of Poultry Genetics
Talks about poultry genetics. Step by step guide with illustrations.
Paperback, 65 pgs.
By Dr. W.F. Hollander Phd.
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Artful Chickens
Great recipes and splendid objects for the collector. This unique and captivating cookbook combines food and fancy in 85 favorite chicken and egg recipes. It is illustrated with hundreds of chicken collectibles.
Hardcover, 174 pgs
By Linda Arnaud
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A.P.A. Poultry Poster
Contains colorful purebred bantams, large fowl, ducks, bantam ducks, geese and turkeys. Mailed in poster tube. Color poster size 24" x 36".
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Araucana
Information on different Araucanas, and their care. Describing their color, eyes, combs. Going through your first year.
Paperback, 79 pgs
By Cathy Brunson
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Building Chicken Coops
Gives tips for a successful coop design, ventilation, flooring, roosts, nests, feeder, water and other tips.
Paperback, 32 pgs
By Gail Damerow
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Build Everything You Need for Your Birds
The basics on aviary, nesting boxes, moisturizing devices, and feeding equipment. Hospital quarters, shipping container, carring case, and wiring the aviary for light and power.
Paperback, 55 pgs
By Don Larosa
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Beginners Guide to Raising & Showing Chickens DVD
12 chapters, including choosing chicks; flock care; showing chickens & 4H poultry showmanship; butchering and common disease interventions-both organic and conventional treatments.
2006 Edition DVD, color 90 min
Allison MacLeod presents well researched info
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Barnyard in your Backyard
Beginner's guide to raising healthy, happy productive farm animals. Focuses on species that are easy to raise. Each chapter covers a different animal (chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, goats, sheep & cattle.)
Paperback, 408 pgs
By Gail Damerow
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British Large Fowl
Twenty-two traditonal breeds including those developed by the Victorians are beautifully portrayed together with their fascinating history from early times to the present day.
Paperback, 43 pgs
By Michael Roberts
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Baldwin's Book of Modern Game
Describes characteristics of game bantams and different breeds of of game bantams. Covers crossbreeding, hand-mating, dubbing and training for exhibition.
Paperback, 53 pgs
By John P. Baldwin
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Breeds of Poultry and Their Characteristics
This book helps the new fancier to decide which breed to choose by examining their characteristics and desired features. The book presents a guide to each type, large fowl & bantam chickens and gives guidance on suitability for different conditions, situations, feed, etc.
Paperback, 79 pgs
By Dr. Joseph Batty
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Bantam Standard
Description on 57 breeds, 85 plumage pattern descriptions, judging, of chickens as well as the breeds and varieties of bantam ducks.
Hardcover, 288 pgs
Edited by: ABA Standard Committee, Ralph Sheriff Jr., Chairman, 2011 edition
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Chickens at Home
Four methods of keeping and rearing laying hens and bantams in your garden or smallholding together with practical information on feeding, watering, management and diseases.
Paperback, 58 pgs
By Michael Roberts
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Cockfighting All Over the World
This book relates to gamebirds from every part of the world. 20+ different birds are discussed. It is a serious study of all aspects of cockfighting and therefore is of special interest to those who keep these birds.
Hardcover, 472 pgs
By C.A. Finsterbusch
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City Chicks
Raising chickens in the backyard is gaining popularity. This book is full of ideas for letting your chickens do your :gardening" for you. Incubating, brooding, housing feed, health care and more. Also has breed descriptions.
Paperback, 459 pgs.
By Patricia Foreman
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Chicken Diseases
Divisions of the poultry industry & definitions, disease definitiion & classifications, genetic resistance to disease, different diseases are listed, and diseases at shows are covered.
Paperback 59 pgs
By F.P. Jeffrey
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Cockfighting and Game Fowl
A truly magnificent history of these unique birds. Covers origin, rearing, incubating, feeding, fighting, color & showing. From the notebooks of Herbert Atkinson of Ewelme.
Hardcover, 253 pgs
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Chicken Health Handbook
A must have reference manual for small flock owners. Covers problems and diseases common to all breeds and ages. This book teaches you to hatch healthy chicks, provide proper nutrition, fight parasites, spot diseases and infections in early stages, protect flocks from predators. An extensive alphabetical listing of diseases provides quick access to treatments and remedies.
Paperback, 344 pgs
By Gail Damerow
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Chicken Tractor
Alternative ways to manage your flock, using rotating grazing plans, portable pen system, straw bale housing systems . This book discusses how these management practices work with sustainable farming practices.
Paperback, 230 pgs
By Andy Lee & Pat Foreman
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Chickens in Your Backyard
A beginner's guide to learning about the best egg and meat birds. Tips on use of time, space and feed. Also has info on housing, feeding, incubation, raising, butchering and using as show chickens. Some information on disease symptoms and treatments.
Paperback, 157 pgs. Black & white illustrations
By Rick & Gail Luttmann.
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Caponizing Modern Management
Describes process of caponizing, its history, why to caponize, potential problems, marketing and equipment needed. Caponizing is the castration of a cockerel to produce a large size roaster. Also instructions for caponizing pheasants and quail.
Paperback, 52 pgs. Black & white photos & illustrations
By Loyl Stromberg.
Revised edition March 2010.
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Diseases of Free Range Poultry
Easy to read, yet has thorough information. Author goes through body systems and the related diseases and treatments. She also describes positive signs of health in birds. Included is a chart for quick reference to disease, symptoms and treatment, as well as supplies, & medications she uses to treat her own birds.
Hardcover, 152 pgs. Color photos, black & white photos, illustrations.
By Victoria Roberts.
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Dubbing Poultry
The why and how to do dubbing, the trimming of comb and wattles of male chickens.
Paperback, 32 pgs
By Stromberg Publishing Co
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Day Range Poultry
Guide to grazing gardens and improving pastures. managing breeders, handling eggs, building shelters and processing humanely.
Paperback, 308 pgs
By Andy Lee & Patricia Foreman
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Eggs and Chickens
A basic booklet for just starting out, or thinking about raising chickens. Info on the basics of raising your own birds for meat and eggs. Helps you with selecting breeds, housing, food, cost, brooding and butchering.
Paperback, 30 pgs
By John Vivian
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Embryology Poster Set
Three separate sections with great photos of a chick embryo in development and hatching. Each section is 21" x 7" and has selected days showing an embryo in transition to a chick.
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Extraordinary Chickens
Beautiful color photos. Highlights chickens bred for show. Describes many ornamental breeds, feather patterns and comb variations.
Hardcover, 111 pgs.
By Stephen Green-Armytage.
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Fanciers Handbook
Helps with housing, eggs for hatching, breeding, incubators, feed, showing & genetics. Also about attacking insects and different diseases.
Paperback, 44 pages
By Dr. L.K Schmidgall
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Frizzle
History, definitions and raising of frizzles. Also health, mating with curlies, buying breeding stock, and showing. Talks about cannibalism and colonization.
Paperback, 24 pgs
By Dr. Loretta Schmidgall
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Free Range Poultry
This book is a practical & comprehensive guide to the free range management of poultry, both large and small scale. It is up to date in its coverage and talks about the traditional practices which have been modernized. It traces the history & development of domestic fowl. Chapters on breeding & rearing, showing, marketing, diseases.
Hardcover, 181 pgs
By Katie Thear
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American Game Fowl Standard
16 colored illustrations of game fowl color patterns. Information on origin of American Game Fowl, confirmation, colors, disqualifications, defects and glossary of techinical terms. Also includes info on American Game Bantams standards & colors. Published w/ approval of Am. Game Fowl Society.
Paperback, 60 pgs
Edited by Anthony Saville
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Guide to Raising Chickens
Everything you need to know--choosing the right breed, care and feeding of birds, building feeders and shelters, collecting and storing eggs, preventing health problems, butchering. There is also a state resource guide and list of suppliers. Author: Gail Damerow. Soft cover, 341 pg., b/w illustrations. Original - 1995 New Edition - 2010
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Guide to Raising Poultry
Covers selection of type of bird, housing, brooding & rearing, health, and home processing. Diagrams for building some equipment are included. Author: Leonard S. Mercia. Soft cover, 343 pg., b/w illustrations. 2001.
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Golden and Silver Sebright Bantams
Book is primarily a beginners guide to Sebright breeding. Provides history, description, what to look for in breeding, back & saddle feathering, lacing problems, and health.
Paperback, 32 pgs
By Bill Holland
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Hobby Farm Chickens
Great information for the beginner on chicken behavior, biology, incubation, brooding, housing, nutrition, health issues. Emphasis on tending a small-scale flock. Nice section on internet resources. Numerous color photos of chickens in action, housing & brooding options.
Paperback, 144 pgs
By Sue Weaver
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How to Raise Chickens
A good husbandry book covering all the basics, history , breed types, breeding programs, showing & resources, including web sites, organizations and breed clubs.
Paperback, 191 pgs
By Christine Heinrichs
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Exhibition of Poultry Volume 1
Helps you select a breed just right for you- for meat, eggs or showing. Tips on care of the birds & how to show birds.
Paperback, 64 pgs
By Ian Kay
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Exhibition of Poultry Volume 2
Tells in depth, points to look for and what to avoid when selecting show stock. Descriptions of various breeds.
Paperback, 64 pgs
By Ian Kay
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The Joy of Keeping Chickens
A comprehensive guide written by an organic farmer. Discusses basic details of biology, health, feed and chooding breeds. Information on self sustainability and showing chickens.
Paperback, 256 pgs.
By Jennifer Megyesi
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Keep Chickens!
Over the past two years, city & suburban households have adopted more chickens than ever. The author identifies which breeds are happiest in small spaces; gives you simple instructions on feeding & caring for chickens; equipment you'll need, coop design etc.
Paperback, 150 pgs
By Barbara Kilarski
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Keeping Pet Chickens
Easy to read book for younger would be poultry raisers and novices of all ages. Gives reader a better understanding of what is involved in caring for chickens. Great beginner's book. Many color photos.
Paperback, 64 pgs
By J. Paul & W. Windham
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Living With Chickens
Details on choosing the best backyard birds, building coops, tips on hatching eggs, keeping birds healthy, grains, raising contented chicks. Color photos throughout.
Paperback, 203 pgs
By Jay Rossier
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Lewis Wright Poultry
This book is about the work of Lewis Wright, the great victorian author, editor and poultry, pigeon and animal expert. He was responsible for paving the way to establishing the present day POULTRY STANDARDS, ensuring that judging was done on a fair basis and making the many breeds of poultry known. 80 color plates by J. W. Ludlow are reproduced in full size along with a summary of breeds. Several b/w illustrations also.
Paperback, 80 pgs
By Dr. Joseph Batty
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Miniature Encyclopedia of Exhibiting Poultry
Contains vocabulary of exhibiting with definitions. Outlines the various expressions encountered when discussing the apperarance of showbirds with judges and other exhibitors.
Paperback, 80 pgs
By Ian Kay
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Modern Free Range Poultry
A practical guide for the small farmer Helpful information on housing, feed, health & disease. Marketing and regulations for egg production and sales. This system is less capital intensive but demands a higher degree of management. Author: Michael Roberts. Soft cover, 44 pg., b/w & few color photos.
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Making Mobile Hen Houses
A companion book to Poultry House Construction but with emphasis on moveable poultry housing units. Author has also designed a poultry house that can be managed by an individual in a wheelchair. And he has come up with an intriguing design for housing that will moderate the noise of cockerels. Other projects include: info on wheel assembly designs, broody coop, 25 &50 free range bird housing, urban poultry house, runs and many other ideas. By Michael Roberts. Soft cover, 126 pp with many b/w photos and detailed line drawings.
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Oriental Game Fowl
Introducing the reader to the vast array of breeds (more than listed in the APA standard) and their evolutionary history. Over 250 photos of 35 breeds, many in color.
Paperback, 208 pgs
By Horst W. Schmudde
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Organic Poultry
Description of organic and standards to follow. Pasturing guidelines, housing and shelter ideas, laying and flock problems and health section. Covers chickens, ducks , geese, turkeys and guinea fowl.
Paperback, 120 pgs. Color as well as black & white photos.
By Katie Thear
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Poultry at Home VHS
A beginners guide to poultry health & management, using 50 rare pure breeds to illustrate the various points. Includes choosing your breed, housing, handling, predators, feed & digestion, disease & parasites, breeding & sexing, candling eggs, and rearing chicks. Authors: Michael & Victoria Roberts. Video, 45 min.
Only available in VHS
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Poultry Color Guide
For the poultry fancier, this is a NEW edition with a large format which covers large fowl, bantams, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl. By Dr. Joseph Batty. Softcover, 80 pages, 36 color Ilus. and some b/w Ilus.
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Poultry for Anyone
Detailed descriptions of 44 breeds. Gives plumage color, history of the breed, what makes good specimens, character, utility, egg production qualities and special husbandry requirements. Well written and informative book. Author: Victoria Roberts. Hard cover, 142 pg., color photos.
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Poultry: A Guide to Management
A helpful guide for the newcomer as well as useful information for the experienced breeder. Information on selecting a breed, housing, equipment, feeding, management, incubating, brooding, and poultry diseases are covered. Also a section on preparing to show birds. Author: Carol Twinch. Soft cover, 121 pg. b/w photos.
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Poultry Houses and Appliances
A guide book to show the domestic poultry keeper how to make suitable houses, runs, brooders, feeders and drinkers. The dimensions and materials needed are given in detail. The emphasis is on practical houses and equipment. Editor: Joseph Batty. Soft cover, 154 pg., b/w diagrams.
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Poultry House Construction
A do it yourself guide to building poultry houses and related equipment. There are dimensional drawings for nest boxes, coops, show boxes, bantam house, runs, 8 & 10 hen houses and a "poultry palace." It also has plans for a duck nest box and a rabbit hutch. Author: Michael Roberts. Soft cover, 91 pg., b/w photos & diagrams.
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Poultry House/Game Bird Shelter Plan
It is specifically designed to provide efficient, profitable egg production for family or hobbyist. Plans include notes on raising poultry and caring for eggs and birds. Included are material list, and how to make equipment. Plans 5 sheets. Complete set of plans for a "24 bird" house.
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Poultry Oddities History and Folklore
Book contains little known historical poultry facts of interests. This has information to read for fun but still learn. Chronology of chicken history, American poultry breeds history, famous people who had/have chickens, poultry folklore, sayings and superstitions. Author: Loyl Stromberg. Soft cover, 72 pgs., b/w illustratiions.
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Pocketful of Poultry
Wonderful color photos of 104 breeds: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys. Pocket sized with brief description for each breed, special qualities and origins. Not a husbandry book. Book size: 6" x 4 1/4". Take with you to fairs and shows. By Carol Ekarius. Soft cover, 272 pp
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Practical Poultry Keeping
Author shares his experience of raising poultry with readers, be they hobbyists, small-scale commercial farmers or if there is simply an interest in the development of of the poultry industry. Book is a valuable tool for those who wish to produce eggs and birds in a traditional manner. Author has forty five years experience. Author: David Bland. Hard cover, 159 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Pastured Poultry Profits
Chapters on why pasture poultry, getting started, pen and pasturing, processing, problems that may be encountered, and marketing. Author: Joel Salatin. Soft cover, 371 pg., b/w photos.
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Poultry and Waterfowl Problems
Author: Michael Roberts. Soft cover, 89 pg., b/w photos. Book has good, easy to understand explanations of most common diseases and health problems of chickens, bantams, ducks, geese, and turkeys. A lot of good, useful information is in this small book. .
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Regarding Chickens DVD
A comprehensive guide to rearing healthy free range chickens. Excellent section on incubation, use of incubators, care of hatching eggs, candling. Also covers brooding chicks, feeding, housing and caring for adult stock. Bonus material on table egg grading and poultry showing. Frederick Dunn author/presenter. Color, 2 hrs. 51 min.
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Sexing All Fowl
Has information on sexing a variety of bird species. Describes how to vent sex, sight sex, crossing for wing sex, and micro-sexing. Included is info on domestic poultry, cage birds, wild water fowl and game birds. Author: Loyl Stromberg. Soft cover, 89 pg., b/w illustrations.
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2010 A.P.A. Standard Of Perfection
NEW 2010 VERSION!This is the bible of show requirements in the U.S. It has requirements for poultry exhibits, exhibitors, judges. Also has a nice glossary of terms, disqualifications as well as color pattern descriptions. Contains info on all the show poultry breeds- chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, & bantams. Color paintings of the majority of breeds and varieties. 2010 Edition. American Poultry Assoc. Hard cover, 396 pg., color illustrations.
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Poultry of the World
Compilation of wide variety of poultry information, both usual and unusual, as well as info on many breeds of poultry world wide. Has excellent color photos. Author: Loyl Stromberg. Hard cover, 396 pg., color photos.
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Your Chickens
A great introduction to raising chickens. It is geared for children but any novice will find very good how to info. It covers choosing a breed, caring for them, housing, keeping your chickens healthy, showing birds at fairs, & basic management
Author: Gail Damerow. Soft cover, 156 pg., b/w illustratiions.
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