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An introductory guidebook to raising poultry for hobby, show, food, or sale, covering such topics as housing and equipment, poultry biology, flock health, and home processing of eggs and meat.

In this reissue of Joanne Kennedy's heart-winning debut novel Cowboy Trouble, love under the wide blue skies awaits... You can't go it alone in a place this hard Her latest love-life disaster behind her, Libby Brown flees to the Wyoming countryside to fulfill a childhood dream by starting her own chicken farm from scratch. But the West is wilder than she expected, and while she's determined to succeed on her own, the sexy, sturdy cowboy next door...

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of such birds as chickens and turkeys, focusing on those found on farms.

Discusses the raising of poultry as food for man and as a provider of eggs.

Expert Glenn Drowns offers all the information and guidance you need to successfully exhibit your poultry at fairs and expositions. Learn how to select the best breeds and birds for exhibition and how to raise them with the proper diet, health care, and handling so that they are at their best by showtime. Drowns includes a useful countdown to help you plan tasks, from pest prevention to cage training, as well as dozens of tips on what judges are looking...

Describes where and how North American poultry is raised, what poultry products are, and how they are processed and marketed.

One of the greatest responsibilities for any poultry keeper is to ensure the good health of the birds in their care. Chickens, while more resilient than many people give them credit for are, nevertheless, totally dependent for their overall welfare on those who look after them. This book represents a compilation of the most down-to-earth and informative features published in Practical Poultry over the past few years. It provides a wealth of helpful...

A basic introduction to turkeys and how they live on the farm. Simple text and full color photographs. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade.