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This special re-print edition of L.C. Norris-Elye's book "Brahmas and Cochins" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of breeding the Cochin and Brahma breeds of Fowl. Written in 1899, included are details on raising and breeding these chickens for eggs, meat and for exhibitions. The text offers a fascinating look at how these famous Asiatic chicken breeds were bred, raised and exhibited in the old days. The original preface was written by the famous poultry book author, Lewis Wright. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in...

Originally published in 1867. The well illustrated contents include early information on all aspects of poultry including: - Housing Management Hatching and Rearing Table Poultry Breeding for Show Cochins Brahmas Malays and Indian Game Game Fowls Dorkings Spanish, Minorcas and Leghorns Hamburghs French Breeds American Breeds Bantams Turkeys Guinea Fowl Ducks Geese Swans and much more. Many of the earliest poultry books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in...

Part of our Applewood's Pictorial America series, this large format paperback includes 26 images of poultry suitable for framing. The 26 chromolithographs and etchings included in the book were originally painted by the artist J. W. Ludlow, an ornitholigal artist who specialized in painting domestic birds. These prints first appeared in 1873 in an illustrated book of poultry published by Cassell and have since become very collectible because of their rich color and loving detail.