The Small-Scale Poultry Flock : : an All-Natural Approach to Raising and Breeding Chickens and Other Fowl for Home and Market Growers
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"The most comprehensive book on how to raise and breed your own poultry flock is now fully updated and expanded. The first edition of The Small-Scale Poultry Flock helped thousands of small-scale farmers and homesteaders successfully adopt a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowl based on natural systems. In this expanded and thoroughly revised edition, readers will find plenty of all-new material. Author Harvey Ussery introduces readers to his new favorite breed of chicken, Icelandics; describes how he manages his breeding flock using a clan mating system; presents detailed information on the use of trapnests and record-keeping spreadsheets for evaluating breeding hen performance; and provides step-by-step instructions for construction of an ingeniously designed mobile poultry shelter...Ussery presents a sustainable and ecologically friendly model that can be adapted for use at a variety of scales. His advice and examples throughout the book will prove invaluable for beginner homesteaders, growers looking to incorporate poultry into their farm, or experienced flocksters seeking to close their loop."--provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: 420 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781645021018
1645021017
SUBJECTS
Poultry.