Poultry Books

A full colour photographic book, originally printed in 1984, showing 40 breeds of bantam and miniature fowl. This book is a must for identifying different breeds or for choosing a breed to keep. Th...

One of the easiest books to follow on keeping chickens or bantams in your garden, orchard or smallholding. Every step explained with daily and weekend routines, chapters on expenses, housing, hatch...

This is a colour guide to most breeds of domestic ducks and geese, also showing most colour variations in each breed, including call ducks and Indian runners. Over 122 photogra...

Originally published in 1946. This work has been compiled with the object of advising the beginner on all aspects of duck management for pleasure and profit. Contents Include : Breeds of Ducks for ...

An introduction to the world of exotic ornamental chickens. The book contains photographs of chickens of all shapes and sizes, including the Bearded Silkie, the crested Polish and the majestic Phoe...

This book includes new historical references, methods of keeping Crested and Vulturine guinea fowl, experiences of wild guinea fowl in Africa and keeping and rearing guinea fowl on a small scale. T...

Chickens are back in style with a vengeance: poultry breeders are struggling to cope with the increase in demand and gardens resound to the contented cluck of chickens. This trend can be in part ex...

Six hens could provide you with 1000 eggs a year, while ducks lay still more. Poultry keeping, as a hobby or as part of a self-sufficiency programme, makes a rewarding and interesting domestic acti...

A practical guide for using small incubators in the home or classro...

This unique book provides an excellent coverage of what is involved in managing organic poultry, including laying and table chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl. It includes research fin...

A new book on keeping pigeons in polecotes, wallcotes and aviari...

This book covers most of the diseases and ailments encountered in keeping poultry, turkeys and waterfowl. It is written in plain English in an easy to follow format describing signs, causes, preven...

This is a do-it-yourself guide to building poultry houses and allied equipment. It discusses the needs of the various types of fowl, and gives detailed plans and material lists for building coops, ...

This detailed guide to poultry keeping is designed to enable anyone to keep poultry for profit. It includes: poultry breeds and uses, poultry housing and equipment; breeding and sexing birds; commo...

This book provides comprehensive help, from choosing a house and run to selecting, buying and caring for hens. It covers feeding, breeding, and seasonal care, as well as dealing with problems shoul...

Anyone who keeps ducks, or fancies keeping ducks in the future, will find this book extremely useful and full of practical advice and tips. It covers virtually every aspect the duck owner needs to ...

An introduction to keeping geese on a domestic and commercial scale. Management of different kinds of geese, including domestic, commercial and ornamental breeds, for the smallholder, farmer and br...

Discusses the different illnesses which can attack chickens, describing their causes, symptoms, and treatmen...

Backyard farmers interested in having a readily available source of eggs and meat are provided with nontechnical information on housing, feeding, raising and butchering chicke...

The Poultry Farmer's and Manager’s Veterinary Handbook provides comprehensive up-to-date information on all aspects of poultry care. Written in clear, easy to understand language by an experienced ...