We all have our favorite chickens of course, but even I was amazed by all the different breeds out there and in each breed the different colors are just so amazing.
My favorite breed is the Buff Laced Polish Chicken with tufts and beard, but even cuter than that is that Polish Rooster mating with a Wyandotte or Araucana, oh my, the cuteness in the new chicken-mixes are indescribable beautiful.
Personally, I adore the barnyard mixes the most. The possibilities are endless don't you agree? You'll find out soon which one you will like the most.
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More than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of this definitive primer for intrepid poultry farmers and feather fanciers alike. From the Manx Rumpy to the Redcap and the Ancona duck to his Aylesbury cousin, each breed is profiled with a brief history, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography. Comprehensive and fun, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds celebrates the personalities and charming good looks of North America’s quirkiest barnyard birds and waterfowl.
Poultry Breeds is a fresh field guide of feathered friends with stunning photos highlighting the beauty and unique attributes of 104 chicken, duck, goose, and turkey breeds. Each profile outlines the bird’s history, physical characteristics, and common uses, with specially noted fun facts sprinkled throughout. This pocket-size, browsable guide is easy to use, and author Carol Ekarius knows her birds: she has been writing about livestock for nearly 20 years and has raised her own for decades.
Grow your flock with practical, breed-specific advice for beginners
Deciding to raise chickens is one thing, but figuring out which breeds will suit your needs is another―especially with hundreds of different types! Whether you’re raising chickens for eggs, meat, companionship, or show, The Beginner’s Guide to Chicken Breeds has all the information you need to get started. This easy-to-use reference book helps you assess your needs and guides you in making the best decisions for beginning or expanding your flock.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Poultry Breeds: An Illustrated Directory of over 100 Chickens, Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, with 274 Photographs on Paperback.
Vintage Farming Classics Practical Poultry Breeder Or, How To Make Poultry Pay
William Cook
This is a practical work on poultry breeding and feeding, by William Cook.
It is specially adapted for cottagers, or those having limited space for keeping poultry, and the author has been successful in his endeavor to give plain and practical information, which will be of use to the amateur poultry breeder, and enable him to make it a profitable pursuit.
The most suitable class of houses, the best system of feeding, breeding, and rearing, and the diseases of poultry, are all dealt with in detail. Advice is given by following which the uninitiated in these matters may select the best pure breeds for crossing. The best poultry for egg-producing and table purposes are indicated, the object of the author being to bring out the useful and profitable qualities of fowls, rather than the points requisite for carrying off prizes at exhibitions.
When it is considered that about 750 millions of eggs are annually imported into this country, chiefly from France, poultry breeding becomes a question of much importance, to which greater attention should be paid, and those engaged in it will find themselves greatly assisted by a perusal of this little work.
Vintage Farming Classics Practical Poultry Breeder Or, How To Make Poultry Pay
William Cook
Are you just starting out raising chickens or are you looking for information on how to get started on having one?
"Chicken Breeds: A Quick Guide on Chicken Breeds for Beginners" is the perfect guide for beginners in chicken raising. It contains information not only with which breed of chicken is best to get if you want egg, meat, or both or an exhibition chicken, but this manual also gives you what you need to know about taking care of chickens, hatching eggs, preventing diseases, building your chicken coop, etc.
Here is the detailed list of information this guide has to offer:
A Chicken’s Life Cycle: Typical Differences between a Rooster and a Hen: Anatomy of a Chicken Chicken, Breeding Techniques, Chicken Breeds for Egg Production, Dual Purpose Chicken Breeds, Alternative Chicken Breeds, Modern Methods of Chicken Production, Proper Ways of Incubating Chicken Eggs, Chicken Nesting Boxes, Different Type of Incubators Building, Your Chicken Coop, How to Clean a Chicken Coop, Chicken Nutri Feeds and Feeding Chickens Chicken Diseases, How to Keep Chickens Free from Disease.
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This book provides the details that every potential poultry breeder needs to create detailed plans for purchasing, raising, and breeding their new farm animals. You will learn about each of the more than 500 different breeds of poultry, from chickens to turkeys and ducks. Each breed will be laid out with complete details about everything you need to know to raise them effectively.
From breeding a particular animal to raising the newborns, you will learn the basics of animal husbandry, gathering eggs, and using the meat from the ducks and turkeys you select. You will learn exactly which breeds are best for egg production by volume and which ones are best for meat by taste. You will learn the dietary needs of each breed and what they require from you to thrive in all four seasons.
Poultry and small farming experts were interviewed for this book to provide detailed insight into how poultry is selected and raised. Throughout the book, you will find bits of information about how each breed is different, suggestions for raising a particular breed, and tips on which breeds to completely steer clear of. You will learn which poultry breeds have been used for hundreds of years on small farms everywhere and which ones are rarely used and for what reasons.
Whether you are starting a farm and need a half dozen good poultry breeds for your coups or are just adding a small area on your property to raise some chickens, this guide will provide everything you need to understand and select the proper breed for your needs.
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This Atlantic Publishing eBook was professionally written, edited, fact checked, proofed and designed. The print version of this book is 288 pages and you receive exactly the same content. Over the years our books have won dozens of book awards for content, cover design and interior design including the prestigious Benjamin Franklin award for excellence in publishing. We are proud of the high quality of our books and hope you will enjoy this eBook version.
Thrifty Chicken Breeds: Efficient Producers of Eggs and Meat on the Homestead
Anna Hess
Do You Want Your Chicken Habits To Pay For Itself?
Many backyard chicken keepers are surprised to learn that they spend more on store-bought feed than they would have paid for eggs and meat at the grocery store. If you're on a budget and want your foray into poultry to save money, not lose money, your first step should be to select thrifty chicken breeds.
The best breed for the cost-conscious homesteader will be a dual-purpose chicken that forages well, doesn't cost much to feed, stands up well to predators and weather, and lays copiously in the winter. In addition, Thrifty Chicken Breeds covers a variety of other factors that homesteaders should consider when choosing new birds, then explains why a dozen common breeds do or don't make the cut.
This new installment in the popular Permaculture Chicken series helps make backyard chicken keeping cheaper, sustainable, less smelly, and more fun. Join the thousands of readers who have used Hess's tips to turn chickens into a frugal part of their permaculture homesteads!
Thrifty Chicken Breeds: Efficient Producers of Eggs and Meat on the Homestead
Anna Hess
Product Details & Brand: Rita Marie's
If you are looking to get chickens but unsure which breed to select, this is the perfect guide for you. Explore 43 of the most commonly sought after breeds in the country with this handy PDF guide.
Included:
- 43 Chicken Breeds
- Photo of each breed
- Paragraph description of the breed
- Their desired use (eggs, meat, ornamental, etc)
- Size and color of eggs
- Estimated annual egg production
This is a digital resource, and does NOT include printed materials.
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