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Turkey Books
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Guide to Raising Turkeys
Covers selecting a breed, brooding, breeding, managing, disease & treatment, processing and more. Author: Leonard S. Mercia. Soft cover, 199 pg., b/w photos, illustrations, & diagrams. 2001.
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Not just for Christmas- The Complete Guide to Raising Turkeys
Heritage Turkeys are ideal for small-scale farming as they show a higher level of immunity to disease and stress over their commercial counterparts. This beautifully presented and highly acclaimed book puts the turkey back where it belongs and covers its illustrious history, the breeds, housing, equipment, breeding, feeding, development, ailments, legislation, sales, processing, dispatching for the table as well as keeping turkeys as pets. Many of the 200 photographs have been especially commissioned for the book and it more than demonstrates that the turkey, so often regarded as the Cinderella of the farm world, can play a significant role in increasing profits for the small-scale farm enterprise.
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Turkeys at Home
Compreshensive book on history, breeding, rearing, management, & diseases for the small scale producer. Description of plumage colors of different breeds poults/adults. Author: Michael Roberts. Soft cover, 58 pg., color photos; b/w photos, illustrations.
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Turkeys a Guide to Management
The author provides all the technical & practical pointers necessary for raising turkeys. Topics covered include breeds & breeding, brooding, equipment, incubation, structure of the bird, feed, diseases & common ailments, production, and exhibiting among others. Author: David C. Bland. Hard cover, 128 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Wild Turkey Biology and Management
Great resource for all turkey enthusiasts, from biologist to sportsman. History, habitat and management. 450 pp.400 b/w and 40 color photos. Edited by J.G. Dick
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