Code: BK544
What's the difference between a Frizzle and a Fav? A Pekin and
a Polish? A Welsummer and a Wyandotte? How do you
successfully determine the sex of day old chickens? What natural
products can be used to treat lice infestation? And what should
you do if a broody hen won't get off the nest to feed?
Backyard Poultry - Naturally answers all
these questions and more. From housing to feeding, from selecting
to breeding, from pets to production and from the best lookers to the
best layers, the book covers everything the backyard farmer needs to
know about poultry husbandry - including preventative and curative
herbal medicines and homeopathics.
Backyard Poultry - Naturally is an
excellent resource. It is entertaining and informative and will
appeal to amateur and avid poultry farmers alike. The author has
taken her own extensive experience of herbal medicine and backyard
poultry farming and used it to produce a very compact and readable
reference.
A wonderful resource? The author has provided poultry
enthusiasts with all the information they need to raise healthy
poultry, without using harmful chemicals.
Backyard Poultry - Naturally is the best all-round poultry book seen in ages.
The Poultry health section is the best seen.
An interesting and worthwhile book that will no doubt have a lot of appeal for the amateur or part-time farmer.
Author: Alanna Moore
Pages: 156
Soft cover
