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Homesteader's Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook: Raising a Healthy Flock from Start to Finish [Mīkstie vāki]

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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, height x width x depth: 229x178x13 mm, weight: 535 g, 2 BW Illustrations, 2 BW Photos, 1 Charts, 164 Color Photos
  • Sērija : The Homesteader's Guides
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Jul-2019
  • Izdevniecība: The Lyons Press
  • ISBN-10: 1493037390
  • ISBN-13: 9781493037391
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  • Cena: 27,40 €
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, height x width x depth: 229x178x13 mm, weight: 535 g, 2 BW Illustrations, 2 BW Photos, 1 Charts, 164 Color Photos
  • Sērija : The Homesteader's Guides
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Jul-2019
  • Izdevniecība: The Lyons Press
  • ISBN-10: 1493037390
  • ISBN-13: 9781493037391
The Homesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook is the modern homesteader’s guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm—the chicken. From the rooster’s crow in the morning, to the warm egg in the nesting box, chickens are the gateway livestock for almost every homesteader and backyard farm enthusiast. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know about raising chickens naturally. Fewell guides you in:
  • understanding why chickens do what they do
  • creating your very own poultry or egg business
  • preventing and treating ailments with herbal remedies
  • setting up your property, coop, and brooder
  • hatching chicks
  • purchasing chickens properly
  • cooking delicious recipes with your farm fresh eggs and poultry.

This is heritage chicken keeping skills 101, with a modern twist. Not only will you gain knowledge about naturally keeping chickens through every stage of their lives, but you’ll fully embrace the joy and ease of raising all-natural chickens on your homestead.
Foreword ix
Joel Salatin
Introduction xiii
PART 1 The New Chicken Keeper xvii
Chapter 1 Chicken History and Terminology
1(14)
Chapter 2 Chicken Characteristics and Breeds
15(16)
PART 2 Hatching, Purchasing, and Raising Chicks
31(50)
Chapter 3 Hatching and Purchasing Chicks
33(22)
Chapter 4 Raising Chicks Naturally
55(14)
Chapter 5 A Broody Hen and Her Chicks
69(12)
PART 3 Raising a Healthy Flock
81(84)
Chapter 6 Feed and Diet
83(20)
Chapter 7 Coops, Chicken Maintenance, and More
103(10)
Chapter 8 Using Herbs in Feed and on Pasture
113(16)
Chapter 9 Preventing and Treating Common Chicken Health Issues
129(22)
Chapter 10 Herbal Treats and Medicinal Products for Chickens
151(14)
PART 4 Glorious Egg Layers
165(10)
Chapter 11 The Incredible Egg and Egg Layer
167(8)
PART 5 The Chicken Business
175(16)
Chapter 12 The Egg Sale Business
177(8)
Chapter 13 The Chicken Breeding Business
185(6)
PART 6 A Family That Gatherers Together
191(19)
Chapter 11 Involving Your Family on the Farm and in the Kitchen
193(17)
Afterword 210(2)
Tools and Resources 212(2)
Further Learning References 214(2)
Index 216(5)
About the Author 221
Amy Fewell is the author of The Homesteaders Herbal Companion and founder of The Fewell Homestead blog and website (thefewellhomestead.com). Shes a writer, photographer, and the mastermind behind the annual Homesteaders of America conference. She lives in Rixeyville, Virginia.