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Books - Poultry Husbandry

Book Description Price/ Quantity
NEW - City Chicks: Keeping Micro-flocks of Laying Hens as Garden Helpers, Compost Makers, Bio-recyclers and Local Food Suppliers
By Patricia Foreman. City Chicks brings fresh, innovative and new information about keeping backyard flocks of urban chickens. City Chicks ushers in a new paradigm of how to use these versatile, clucking, feathered bi-peds in a variety of roles that help decrease carbon foot-prints, save tax payer dollars and support local food supply production. Includes a chapter by ALBC about Heritage Chickens and their place in the urban chicken trend. Soft cover, 460 pages, illustrations and photographs throughout. 		$22.50
NEW EDITION - Chicken Tractor - The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil (3rd edition)
By Andy Lee & Patricia Foreman. This is a book that tells you how to integrate small flocks of poultry in with family food production. You'll learn how to raise homestead flocks for meat, eggs, and money; how to use chickens to create super-rich soils; easy, step-by-step home processing; how to build chicken tractors; how to select, buy, and raise the best chickens for your goals; and much more! Soft cover, 312 pages, black and white, illustrations and photographs throughout. 		$19.95
NEW OFFERING - Chick Days: Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens
By Jenna Woginrich. Do you want to raise chickens but don’t know where to begin? Then you need Chick Days , an entertaining photographic guide that chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from newly hatched fluffy butterballs to grown hens laying eggs. Day by day and week by week, you’ll watch these three chickens grow and change, and along the way you’ll learn everything you need to know about chicken behavior, feeding, housing, hygiene, and health care. The witty writing of Jenna Woginrich (author of Made from Scratch ) paired with photography by Mars Vilaubi (who raised the chickens himself, along with his wife and son) will give every chicken-lover the confidence and enthusiasm to raise a flock. Soft cover, 128 pages, full-color, illustrations and photographs throughout. 		$14.95
Pocketful of Poultry, Fabulous Fowl!
By Carol Ekarius. Pecking, clucking, posing, preening. Whatever they happen to be doing; barnyard birds have a special knack for making us smile. Enjoy their charm and discover interesting facts about your favorite chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese in this fun and informative handbook. The poultry have all put their best feathers forward for you! Soft cover, 272 pages, 6 X 4, illustrated
 $10.95
Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
By Carol Ekarius. More than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, the ultimate primer for farmers and fanciers alike. Admire the handsome black and white plumage of Lakenvelder roosters, read the fascinating history of the Blue Hens of Delaware, and marvel at the petite size and toylike appearance of Call ducks. And if you’re curious to know which heritage turkeys are making a comeback, look no further. This definitive guide to North American barnyard and wild fowl includes a brief history of each breed, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography that celebrates the birds’ quirky personalities and charming good looks. If it’s fowl facts and photos you want, you’ll find them all here. Soft cover, 208 pages, illustrated. 		$24.95
Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys
By Leonard Mercia. Extensively revised and updated with more than 100 new pages added, this book includes information on selection, housing, breeding, management, processing, behavior, and health concerns. Everything you need to know to raise turkeys. Soft cover, 208 pages, illustrated.
 $18.95
The Book of Geese:  A Complete Guide to Raising the Home Flock
By David Holderread.  The A-Z's of raising geese, from choosing a breed to managing birds, written by one of the country's foremost water fowl experts. Soft cover, illus., 216 p.

  $17.00
Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks
By David Holderread. Extensively revised and updated with more than 100 new pages added, this book includes information on selection, housing, breeding, birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health. All the guidance you will need for a successful duck enterprise. Soft cover, 385 pages, illustrated.

A FREE copy of "Taking Stock of Waterfowl" with purchase.

One Display Copy Left at Discounted Price. 		$18.95
The Chicken Health Handbook
By Gail Damerow. This must-have reference for the small flock owner covers the problems and diseases common to chickens of all breeds and all ages. An extensive alphabetical listing of diseases provides quick access to treatments and remedies.Soft cover, 6 x 9, 344 pages, illustrations throughout. 		 $19.95
Chicken Assessment for Improving Productivity

This is a printed version of the publication offered for download on our Educational Resources page.

Printed in black and white.		  $5.00
How to Raise Heritage Turkeys on Pasture

This is a printed version of the publication offered for download on our Educational Resources page.

Printed in black & white with color cover.		  $12.95
Selecting Your Best Turkeys for Breeding

This is a printed version of the publication offered for download on our Educational Resources page.

Printed in black & white with color cover.
  $8.00