This special re-print edition of the Poultry Chronicle's book "The Poultry Keeper's Manual" is a complete guide to raising chickens for eggs and meat. Written in 1876, this classic English text on poultry contains the basics of raising poultry, be it for eggs, for meat purposes or for pleasure. Included are all the basic elements of breed selection, coops and other forms of housing, how to hatch eggs, care of young chicks and much more. Some of the topics covered include The Selection of Breeding Stock, Keeping Poultry in a Confined Space, The Poultry Yard and Its Fittings, Management of...