This vintage book contains a detailed guide to breeding and rearing chickens, with information on different systems, construction of accommodation, feeding, breeding, rearing, and many other related aspects. Although old, the information contained within this book is timeless and will be of considerable utility to the modern reader with an interest in raising laying hens. Contents include: Accommodation, Breed and Strain, Feeding and Management, Breeding and Rearing, and Counting The Cost . Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing...

This special re-print edition of James Long's book "Poultry For Prizes: A Guide to the Breeding and Management of All Varieties of Poultry For Exhibitions" is a complete guide to raising poultry of all types, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and others, for exhibition purposes. Written in 1909, this classic text contains information on how to raise poultry, including chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese for meat purposes. Chapters include A Hobby and An Industry, Laws of Breeding, Management of Exhibition Stock, Preparing For Exhibition, The Points of a Fowl, Brahmas and Cochins, Dorkings,...

This special re-print edition of the W.M. Elkington's book -Suburban Poultry Keeping- is a complete guide to raising and breeding chickens on a small town lot or on another small space. Written in 1921, this classic text on poultry sheds light on the information that the person with limited space can use to get the most out of a flock of poultry. Topics include How and Where To Keep Chickens, Breeds and Breeding, Foods and Feeding, Hatching and Rearing Chicks and much more. One of the few books of its kind. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a...