
audiobook
by Hugh Piper
POULTRY - A - Practical Guide - TO THE - CHOICE, BREEDING, REARING, AND MANAGEMENT - OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF - FOWLS, TURKEYS, GUINEA-FOWLS, DUCKS, AND GEESE, - FOR - PROFIT AND EXHIBITION. - BY - HUGH PIPER, - AUTHOR OF "PIGEONS: THEIR VARIETIES, MANAGEMENT, BREEDING, AND DISEASES." - ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES. - Fourth Edition. - LONDON: GROOMBRIDGE & SONS. - MDCCCLXXVII.
LONDON: BARRETT, SONS AND CO., PRINTERS, SEETHING LANE.
PREFACE.
LIST OF PLATES.
PROFITABLE AND ORNAMENTAL - POULTRY.
CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER II. - THE FOWL-HOUSE.
CHAPTER III. - THE FOWL-YARD.
CHAPTER IV. - FOOD.
CHAPTER V. - EGGS.
This practical handbook offers anyone interested in raising chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea‑fowl a clear roadmap from choosing the right stock to day‑to‑day care. The author combines the latest advances with time‑tested advice from leading experts, and each section is supported by vivid colour plates that show the variety of breeds and their distinguishing features.
The first part explains why systematic breeding matters, contrasting the casual approach common in many farms with the more profitable methods used abroad. Readers learn how proper feeding, housing and disease prevention can turn a modest flock into a reliable source of eggs and meat, or even a show‑worthy exhibition. Throughout, the tone stays grounded, offering step‑by‑step instructions that let both novices and seasoned keepers improve their flocks without unnecessary expense.
Full title
Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (311K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2012-01-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
A practical Victorian guide to keeping poultry, written for readers who wanted useful advice they could put to work right away. Best known today for books on poultry and pigeons, the author wrote in a clear, hands-on style shaped by everyday husbandry rather than theory.
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