Raising chickens for dummies /
This hands-on guide offers the most up-to-date information to caring for chickens on a small scale, including purchasing a starter flock, housing, feeding, care, and raising the animal for specific purposes such as food.--
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Second edition. |
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For dummies
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http://www.cnpereading.com/pages/publications/form/article/40288acd4c06a9fc014c2bcfd03d1031 |
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This hands-on guide offers the most up-to-date information to caring for chickens on a small scale, including purchasing a starter flock, housing, feeding, care, and raising the animal for specific purposes such as food.-- |
Item Description: |
Description based on print version record. Includes index. "For Dummies, a Wiley brand"-- Title page. |
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1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). Also available in print. |
ISBN: |
9781118982808 (electronic bk.) 1118982789 (pbk.) 9781118982785 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | SF487 |
CLC: | S831 |
Contents: | Introduction -- Getting started with raising chickens -- Housing your flock -- Caring for your flock: general management -- Breeding: from chicken to egg and back again -- Special management considerations -- The part of tens. |