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Book 1 –
Baldwin’s American Breed Book: 1940 Edition – 1991 Reprint
This is the second Bantam
Breed Book by John P. Baldwin, Breeder, and Writer & Judge,
devoted to the Old English Game Bantam and the Modern Game
Bantam, from the Shell to the Showroom. This book is fairly
comprehensive explaining the type and color description of all
varieties with descriptive text Price: $9.00
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Book 2 –
Book Of Bantams-First Revision 2004
This book contains 108 pages
Bantam facts, requirements, breeding, crossing breeding and
more. There are several pages of color illustrations.
Price: $11.50
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Book 3 –
Modern Games
Written by
John S. Garrett, Licensed Judge of both the American Poultry
Association and the American Bantam Association, past President
of the APA and Director of the ABA. Mr. Garrett has raised
Modern Game Bantams since 1948. This 35-page book contains the
history of Modern Games, description of the proper type,
description of color patterns, setting up breed pens,
conditioning, training for the showroom and more. Price: $9.00
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Book 4 –
Golden and Silver Seabright Bantams
This is a
31-page beginner’s Guide to Breeding, Raising and Showing with
advice on cross breeding varieties and more helpful hints .
Price: $9.00
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Book 5 –
Wyandotte Bantams
This is an
85-page book edited by Fred Jeffery that is a comprehensive
study of the Wyandotte Bantam. It’s considered a must for
anyone
breeding and showing this lovely breed. This includes
housing, cooping, choosing birds to be conditioned, training,
washing, exercise, feed, feathering, mating, skin color and
more. Price: $9.00
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Book 6 –
Old English Game Bantams
Written by
Dave B. Sherrill, Jr., Poultry Judge and Master Breeder of OEGB.
This book contains the history of the breed, conditioning,
training, and breeding specific varieties. Price: $9.00
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Book 7 –
The Rosecomb Bantam
This
comprehensive 39-page study of the Rosecomb Bantam was edited
and published by the American Poultry Association. Articles and
photographs are incorporated in the study of this breed with
helpful articles on hatching and raising, improving your stock
and more. Price: $9.00
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Book 8 –
Japanese Bantams
This is a
60-page book written for all breeders of the Japanese Bantams,
young and old alike. This book covers the outward appearance,
the care of the birds, incubation, broody hens, heredity of
lethal genes, breeding, color varieties and more. Price: $12.00
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Book 9 –
Silkies
This is a
23-page book devoted to the Silkie breed, edited by Fred P.
Jeffrey 1981. The book includes the history, the Silkie
Standard, behavior patters, breeding, longevity and genetics.
Price: $9.00
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Book 10 –
Crested Bantams --1977 Edition – 1990 Reprint
A
comprehensive study of crested bantams from controlling crest
lice, crest picking, feather eating, breeding colors, reducing
brass in white varieties, this book entertains the Polish,
Houdan, Crevecoeur, and Sultan breeds specifically. Price
$9.00
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Book 11 –
Cochin Bantams~~1945 Edition – 1990 Reprint
This is a
45-page book with descriptions of the many varieties of Cochin
Bantams, with special articles by leading breeders and
authorities on Mating, Culling, Breeding, Color Markings, Care,
Conditioning, Exhibiting, etc.
Price: $9.00
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Book 12 –
Call Duck Breed Book
Written by
Dr. C. Darrel Sheraw APA and ABA General Licensed Judge, Master
Breeder of White and Gray Calls. This book contains
information on history and origins, breeding, nutrition,
hatching, brooding, pedigree, marking, conditioning, selecting,
judging, show results, feed charts and nearly 100 drawings and
photos. A must book for the Call Duck exhibitor and
breeder. 163 pages Price: $25.00
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Book 13 –
American Poultry Association – SHOWMANSHIP MANUAL
(Organizers and Judges)
This booklet is the
manual for the organizer; the judge intended to offer guidelines
for the initiation and development of youth showmanship
activities. Included are exhibitor showmanship steps, a variety
of scorecards, nomenclature of chickens, comb types, descriptive
illustration of examining a bird and more. Price: $6.00
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Book 14 –
Youth’s Guide to the World of Waterfowl
Written by
Patty Pickard, this wonderful book should be owned by anyone,
youth or adult that is considering or beginning to raise
waterfowl of any type. This is an A – Z book telling you how to
prepare for owning, raising, breeding and showing your waterfowl
and it’s a “must own” for your library. Learn how to choose
stock for the area you live in with a vivid description of each
breed and variety to help you choose what is right for you. 59
pages of color and easy to read subjects. Price: $19.95
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Book 15 –
Your Chickens
This is a
Kid’s Guide to Raising and Showing Poultry written by Gail
Damerow. This book is packed with every subject from choosing
your chicken breed to keeping him or her healthy, feeding, egg
management, caring for chicks and showing off your chickens.1 56
pages with numerous illustrations from feed dishes to coops,
brooders and more Price $ 16.95
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Book 16 –
Chicken Health Handbook
This
145-page book written by Gail Damerow is a very comprehensive
detailed book relating to poultry health. The information is
presented accurately and in enough detail to give the fancier a
full understanding of the diseases, their prevention and
treatments as well as clinical signs of each disease. There are
many diagrams, photographs and sketches in each chapter. This
book is a must for the poultry fanciers’ library. Price:
$20.50
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Book 17 –
Chicken Diseases
This
59-page book written by Fred P. Jeffrey covers all of the basics
of chicken health from the nature of the chicken, to the
definition of disease, classifying diseases and more. It covers
control vs. eradication, genetic resistance to disease,
environment, nutritional deficiencies and a list of the more
common diseases known to poultry with a listing of Incidence,
Signs and Control. This is a great beginners handbook
Price: $9.00
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Book 18 –
The Painter Who Loved Chickens
Written by
Olivier Dunrea this is a beautiful colored book about a man who
wanted to paint chickens although he lived and worked in a
city. This is a book that is a tribute to individual talent and
dogged determination to succeed in the field he loves. A great
book for children and adults will enjoy it too. Price: $9.95
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Book 19 –
American Bantam Association “ BANTAM STANDARD”
This is the
284-page Standard for all bantam chickens which includes a check
list of breeds and varieties described in this edition. Also
included is a complete nomenclature of the male species and the
female species, of the shanks and toes, wing sections and all
types of chicken combs. Descriptive text in defects and
disqualification in Bantam chickens as well a down color of
newly hatched bantam chicks. Most illustrations are in black
and white but there are several pages of color painting
included. Price: $35.00
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Book 20 –
Defects & Disqualifications in Poultry
The 20-page
booklet is a basic listing of APA and ABA Defects and
Disqualification taken from the American Standard of Perfection
and the Bantam Standard. This booklet is a visual study
intended for the beginner and as a teaching tool for
instructors. Illustrations and descriptive text are the visual
means for each defect or disqualification. Price: $6.00
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Book 21 –
APA-ABA Youth Program State Leader Manual
This is the
29-page manual guideline of the APA-ABA Youth Program with a
description of each part of the program, including point
worksheets, a description of what the program is all about, a
listing of each level the student can achieve and more. Price:
$8.00
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Book 22 –
4-H Poultry Showmanship Manual – National Standard
Produced by the University of California as the
National Standard of 4-H Poultry Showmanship. It has
descriptive text and visuals on holding a bird, evaluating a
bird for the judge, posing the bird, walking the bird, cooping
(removing and replacing) the bird in and out of
a cage properly. Price: $6.25
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Book 23 –
Keep Chickens
A 150-page
book on Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small
Spaces written by Barbara Kilarski. This book covers all
subjects if you are considering raising a few chickens or even
several in your backyard. Why keep chickens? Chicken Basics,
Chickens and The Law, Building a Coop, How to pick a chick,
Chicken Care, A Day in the Life of an Urban Chicken Keeper,
Recipes, Summary of Municipal Codes, Chicks & chicken supplies
and more. Price: $ 20.95
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Book 24 –
2001 APA COLOR STANDARD OF PERFECTION
This hard covered book is the COLOR version of the Standard, 372
pages. It details the organization, historical details,
gives requirements for exhibitors and the show room, judges,
illustrated figures of the skeleton and feathers.
Price: $54.00
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Book 25 –
1998 American Poultry Association “STANDARD OF PERFECTION”
This soft covered book is the Black and White version of the
American Standard, 275 pages. Pictures are in black and white
and it details the same as the color version of the Standard.
This is a great book for the new exhibitor and breeder. Price:
$14.00
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Book 26 –
1992 American Poultry Association “STANDARD ILLUSTRATIONS”
This
96-page booklet has enlarged illustrations of the
distinctive body types of the breeds. This book contains a look
at the body type of each breed and should be used to compare the
birds in your backyard you are considering for the showroom and
your breed pens. Price $13.00
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Book 27 –
Coloring Book – The Wonderful World of Poultry
This is a
lovely gift or award to give your youth. It has 50 pages of
beautiful illustrations and descriptive text about each picture
your youngster will color. Many members of the poultry fancy
who believed in “fun” education for our youth sponsored this
work of art. $9.00
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Book 28-Bantams, Intriguing
Miniatures
This is a 52-page
book is written by John Skinner, Poultry Small Animal
Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison. This book
is in its sixth printing, which should tell us what a great
little book we have. It covers everything from the history
of bantams, getting started in raising bantams, housing with
photographs of poultry housing with building plans, breeding,
incubation, brooding, handling eggs, diseases and more. Price
$9.00
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Book 29- Bathing & Grooming
Poultry for Shows
This 28- page in color booklet is
an “Easy-To-Follow Manual for the Beginner. It has detailed
original graphics and text, explaining and showing how to handle
birds being bathed for the first time as well as a complete list
of supplies and materials you should have on hand. This book
makes it easy and a fun project for both you and your birds.
$ 13.95
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Book 33-Bantam Chickens
by Jeffrey
This 308-page hard
cover book is a wholly in-depth book if you are a serious
breeder of bantam chickens. It covers a study of breeding for
type, temperament, body weight, plumage color and more. The
contents list history, a hobby, breeds and varieties, feeding,
breeding, incubation and brooding, behavior, management,
diseases, exhibiting and more. This is the seventh printing of
the second edition. Price $ 30.00
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Book 31-East Indie Ducks
This 112-page book by
Dr. Darrel Sheraw contains information on history and origins,
breeding, nutrition, hatching, brooding, pedigree, marking,
conditioning, selecting, judging, shows results, feed charts and
over fifty drawings and photos.
Comments from
Mr. Charles Oltersdorf, Licensed Judge states “Darrel Sheraw
is, in his opinion, the number one breeder of East Indies in the
USA. There is no one else living today who knows more about
East Indies than he does, and he is largely responsible for
bringing the breed up to where it is today in quality.” Price
20.00
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Book 32-Living with Chickens
Living With Chickens is a great 203-page book full of color
photographs, advice on raising chickens for everything from
showing to butchering. Like the cover page says; “Everything
You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock” is in the
book and this is a good book for the beginner and a great
reminder to those of us that have been raising chickens for a
few years. The introduction is by the American Poultry
Association and also mentions the APA-ABA Youth Program
Price $ 25.00
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Books -Gertrude Sees Series
The Adventures of Gertrude
McCluck is a series of fun books written with a bird’s eye (in
this case a chicken) view of living on a farm. “Gertrude’s “We
Can Read Together” book series are for the pre-emergent reader,
ages 6 - 10. Each book is enhanced with “look & find”, “same &
different” and text for both adult and child. Each of the books
are in vibrant colors and include true educational facts about
having chickens on a farm.
Gertrude is a wonderfully zany character who will entertain you
as she finds clues to solve mysteries around Gerny Acres. Linda
Fikse, Nat’l Board of Certified Teacher, Reading Recovery, Sioux
City, IA Schools and from Kate Hunter, Kansas City Star
Magazine; “The Gertrude books are clever and funny.” This series consists
of 4 volumes and a combo book which is two books in one.
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Book 33-The Missing
Eggs
Vol 1
Gertrude Mc Cluck is one busy hen as the “Chicken In Charge” of
the Gerny Acres farm. There are eggs missing and it’s up to
Gertrude and her trusty security team to solve this mystery and
to save its most precious commodity. Price: $9.00
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Book 34 – The Great
Crate Mystery
Vol. 2
Gertrude notices there is an unauthorized crate on the farm!
What is it? Why is it on the farm? Help Gertrude solve the
mystery. Price: $9.00
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Book 35-The
Yellow-Eyed Pond Monster
Vol 3
Gertrude, the “Chicken in Charge” of Gerny Acres farm notices
animals are disappearing! Could the yellow-eyed pond monster be
to blame? Help Gertrude and her trusty team find out before the
frog full moon. Price $9.00
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Book 36-A Midwinters
Light's Dream
Vol 4
There is less light in each day, white things are falling from
the sky, and everyone on the farm is acting strangely - can
Gertrude sort it all out before it’s too late?
Price: $9.00
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Book 37-Gertrude Sees
on the Farm
This special book has suggestions to enhance reading enjoyment.
Look & Find, Same & Different, Two Books In One Price: $9.00
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Book 38- The Complete Set
The Adventures of Gertrude McCluck
5-book set $ 42.00
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Book 45 – Chicken in Charge C.D.
This is the unabridged Gertrude Mc Cluck c.d. of “The Missing
Eggs” as read by the author Cyndi Gernart. Total running time is
approximately 22 min. (see our bookstore Book 33-The Missing
Eggs) Gertrude Mc Cluck is one busy hen as the “Chicken In
Charge” of the Gerny Acres farm. Rumor has it that eggs are
missing from Gerny Acres and it’s up to Gertrude and her trusty
security team to solve this mystery and to save its most
precious commodity. Could a bunny be to blame?
(Includes Bonus Tract: (They Gotta) Chicken Dance
Price: $12.50
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Book 46 – A
Beginner’s Guide to Raising and Showing Chickens -CD
This is a nice CD for home and classroom use.
The CD includes chapters about choosing chicks, flock care,
showing chickens, how to win at poultry showmanship, contest and
butchering. There are interviews with known breeders, poultry
judges, showmanship judges and showmanship teachers that share
their knowledge in all area’s of raising and showing poultry.
Price: $ 17.50
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Book 39-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Ducks
This 316-page book comes very highly recommended reading for
anyone wanting to raise waterfowl. The author, Dave Holderread,
is a top breeder of all types of waterfowl. Mr. Holderread and
his wife have over 40 years experience raising waterfowl and
have established one of the largest genetic stocks of domestic
waterfowl in the world on their farm in Oregon. This book with
text and pictures covers everything from individual breeds,
feeding and housing, getting the most out of egg production,
breeding for color varieties, showing prize winning ducks and
lots of knowledge on health care, disease prevention and more.
Price: $15.50
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Book 40-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Poultry
This impressive 340+ page book is a comprehensive study on
raising any type of poultry from chickens, turkeys, geese,
guineas, pheasants and other game fowl. It has drawings and
photographs, covers everything from selecting birds for meat or
eggs, housing & equipment, flock health, development of an
embryo, and brooding & rearing.
Price: $15.50
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Book 41-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Chickens
This is another book (340 page) written by Gail Damerow who is a
well-known expert and poultry enthusiast. It has several
drawings & photographs on all subject matters. This is a great
book for the beginner and even to help remind the experienced
person what to do when you want to raise chicks from birth to
fully-grown birds. The books covers care, feeding and housing.
Price: $15.50
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Book 42-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Turkeys
This is a 200-page book and another book by the well-known
author Leonard S. Mercia who was the Vermont Extension Poultry
man for 25 years. Since retiring he has toured Kenya, Uganda,
and Honduras as a poultry consultant. The book contains
information, including pictures, on selecting the right turkey,
breeding and management, feeding and housing, flock health and
processing. Dr. Roger Murray, Animal Pathologist, University of
Vermont highly recommends this book to farmers and students
because the information is practical and useful, and the text is
easy to read.
$15.50
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Book 43- Modern
Waterfowl Management
The is a 359 page book that is in it’s 9th printing. This book
is very comprehensive in the raising, breeding, housing,
feeding, grazing, care & incubation of eggs, and therapeutics
with even some recipes for our Christmas goose or duck. There
are many detailed drawings and photographs that will educate and
help the breeders of waterfowl through their raising of these
magnificent birds. Part 1 – Geese, Part 2 – Ducks, Part 3 –
Swans and a section of general observations are included. This
book comes highly recommended by many top breeders and judges
and should be included in any poultry fancier’s libraries.
$ 38.00
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Book 44 – Poultry
Disease Manual
This is a newly published 96- page book written by Dr. Michael
Davis, Texas A&M University. The forward states: This manual is
intended for use by poultry growers (backyard or commercial),
veterinarians, poultry service technicians, Extension agents,
and other poultry enthusiasts as a reference for identifying and
treating certain poultry diseases.
The book is written in a wonderful format listing the disease,
susceptibility, transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis and
treatment with bright, full color detailed photograph of each
disease.
This book is highly recommended by the APA-ABA Youth Program.
Price: $28.50
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Book 47 – Bantams
Bantams is a great book with chapters on the value & purpose of
bantams, characteristics of bantams, several different breeds &
varieties explaining the breed, variety and special
distinguishing features, these are all listed under the name of
the class these breeds are shown in. There is chapters on
getting started with bantams, advice about securing “good”
breeding stock, selection and mating, artificial insemination,
incubation, rearing, feeding, housing and runs, diseases,
parasites and selecting, conditioning, fitting and showing these
wonderful bantam chickens.
John L. Skinner for the North Central Regional Extension group
wrote this14-page booklet. The APA-ABA Youth Program
recommends this book highly for the beginner and is a great book
for all breeders library. $ 7.00
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Book 48-
Incubation/Embryonic Development
This 15 page booklet prepared by the University of Florida,
Cooperative Extensive Service, includes chapters on the
construction of still-air incubators, construction of a egg
Candler, parts of an egg, incubating and hatching eggs,
incubation time, temperature and humidity required for various
species, the care of chicks after hatching and how to display
living chicken embryos (the preparation & preservation of
embroyos) and much more. Its a great booklet full of
demonstration pictures. Price $ 4.50
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Book 49- 4H
Embryology
A Guide to Learning
This is a project booklet designed to help youth and adults
alike how to organize the hatching of eggs. There are
instructions on everything from where an incubator should be set
to turning eggs. This booklet encourages learning terminology as
well as keeping simple records. This is a great book for the
beginner and a great teaching tool. Price $4.50
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Book 50- 4H National
Poultry Judging Manual
If anyone wants to know how our ready-to-eat meat is judged and
graded for our dining table and how eggs are graded to put on
the grocery store shelf, this is the book for you. This
30-page manual was prepared to aid in teaching beginners, as
well as experienced individuals to properly evaluate
egg-producing hens and to apply USDA standards in grading ready
to cook poultry and eggs. Full of photographs and much more.
$9.50
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Book #51 – 4-H Poultry Judging Event CD
This is a
“Show Me How” CD prepared by the University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL, for the 4-H Leader and Participant. If you
wonder what the program is all about and how to prepare in
advance this is the cd to get you started. Overview of Poultry
Judging (state & national rules), Past Egg Production, Grading
Eggs: exterior, interior and broken out, Ready to Cook
Carcasses, Parts Identification and a Practice Menu that can be
viewed on your computer or television Price: $12.00
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Book 52-The Field
Guide to Chickens
What a treasure we found in this book written by Pam Percy. This
book contains 143 pages full of color photographs along with
descriptive text. There are several different breeds of chickens
with over 60 detailed breed profiles and history including its
characteristics, size and color of eggs and more. There are
several breeds that have long been forgotten in the showroom and
are not usually found on the farm included in this book. What a
great way to to learn about the 8,000 year history of chickens.
Price $ 24.95
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Book 53-How to Raise
Chickens
This is a wonderful publication full of color publication full
of color pictures for the new poultry owner. Here is everything
you need to know about raising chickens written by Christine
Heinrich, a long time breeder and publicity director for the
Society for the Preservaton of Poutlry Antiquities. This book
includes a breed guide and helpin selecting breeds you might
want to raise in your own backyard. It worth every penny. Price
$ 24.95
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Book 54- Regarding
Chickens
This is a comprehensive 3 hour video guide to the healthy
rearing of free ranging chickens. The video includes incubation,
brooding and care of your chickens. There is also coverage on
portable coop designs and interviews with poultry experts with
some wildlife concerned being covered. Important poultry health
matters are discussed with Dr. Dunn, the Avian diagnostic
pathologist and field investigator. This is a highly rated video
for all poultry enthusiast. A great gift idea.
Price: $24.00
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