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This must-have reference for the small-flock owner covers the problems and diseases common to chickens of all breeds and ages. Practical charts identify common symptoms and causes of disease, while an alphabetic listing of diseases provides advice on treatment. Meer info

-care-feeding-facilities-choose the right breed-care for chickens-build feeders and shelters-collect and store eggs-maintain good flock health-raise briolers for meat-show your chickens -1995-amerika-341 bladzijden Meer info

Im ersten Teil stehen allgemeine Informationen: - Abstammung und Domestikation - Das Verhalten der Hühner - Der Hühnerstall und seine Einrichtungen - Der Auslauf - Hygiene und Reinigung - Die Fütterung - Sinn und Zweck der Balz - Brut und Aufzucht - Die Schauvorbereitung - Die Ausstellungen - Vererbung - Gesunderhaltung - Benennung der Körperteile - Fachausdrücke Im Zweiten Teil sind die Rassen in 10 Gruppen eingeteilt. Zu jeder Rasse gibt es Informationen über Zuchtgeschichte, Aussehen und Eigenschaften wie Charakter, Legeleistung, Gewicht und Ringgröße. Wenn ich mich nicht verzählt habe, sind es 187 Rassebeschreibungen. Insgesamt sind 347 Farbfotos von den verschiedenen Rassen vorhanden. Meer info

This title in the popular Guide to Management series, is a thorough and practical guide to producing free-range eggs for profit, written by a highly experienced commercial producer. Areas discussed include: breeds and stock selection; equipment, housing and stocking densities; routine management, rearing and feeding; quality control and optimum production levels and health care and disease. Anyone wanting to sell free range eggs on a small scale will find all the information they need here. Meer info

-Having an objective -Poultry houses and scratching Sheds -Poultry runs, fencing and general management -Various breeds of poultry -Feeding poultry -How to get eggs in winter -Hatching rearing and selling chickens -Insect pests -Diseases -How to select the best layers -The intensive system -Record Keeping -Selection of poultry breeds -Practical Aspects Illustrated Meer info

The latest title in the successful Beautiful... series (following in the groundbreaking hoof-prints of Beautiful Sheep, Pigs, and Cows), Beautiful Chickens takes the humble farmyard fowl and places it in the frame of a top portrait photographer. Stylishly lit and shot against a studio background, the portraits showcase forty of the world’s most distinctive breeds, primped and preened for their moment of fame at assorted livestock shows. Featuring prize-winning cocks and hens, this is the ultimate in poultry portraiture. The book includes descriptions of each breed, covering their origins, physical attributes, and uses. There’s also a history of hens and roosters through the ages, an introduction to the breed basics, and reportage photography from behind the scenes. Beautiful Chickens is the perfect gift for anyone, whether their fancy is for all things fowl or simply for beautiful photography. It’s the coffee-table book guaranteed to get your guests talking, whether clucking over the remarkable imagery or ruffling feathers with poultry observations. Meer info

Alles, was ein Embryo während seiner Entwicklung benötigt, muss im Ei bereits vorhanden sein. Das Wissen um diese grundlegenden Vorgänge, die während der Entwicklung vom Ei zum Küken stattfindet, ist wichtig für jeden Züchter, um die richtige Bruttechnik zu wählen. Inhalt: 1.Der Eiaufbau 2.Die Eibildung 3.Die Spermabildung des Männchens 4.Die Fruchtbarkeit 5.Die Schlupffähigkeit 6.Die Entwicklung des Kükens 7.Die physikalischen Bedingungen, die für eine erfolgreiche Schluprate notwendig sind 8.Der natürliche Schlupf 9.Die Maschinenbrut 10.Die Technik der Kunstbrut 11.Fehler bei der Bebrütung 12.Brut und Aufzucht Meer info

Popular Poultry Breeds examines forty popular breeds of chickens and bantams divided into thirty-five chapters. Most breeds exist in several plumage colour varieties, and in large and bantam [miniature] size versions, all of which are also included in this comprehensive book. · Provides detailed histories of each breed, in many cases including the names of the breeders and where they lived.· Examines the special management and selective breeding requirements needed for certain breeds, even if they are not going to be entered into shows.· Includes helpful descriptions of the breeds.· Beautifully illustrated in full colour with over 180 photographs of prize-winning birds and nearly ninety reproductions of exquisite old prints of artist's drawings. Meer info

The Illustrated Guide to Chickens covers the 100 most familiar breeds of chickens in Europe and North America. The breed profiles are written in engaging text that covers the history of each breed, its main characteristics, and information about looking after them. Each breed has been illustrated with delightful paintings by the author. Introductory sections contain practical advice about poultry-rearing and husbandry, and outline the differences between breeds, including the pros and cons between pure breeds, hybrids, bantams, game fowl, etc., and layers or table. The foreword has been written by HRH the Prince of Wales. Meer info