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Hatching & brooding your own chicks / by Gail Damerow.
To incubate, hatch, and brood chicks at home, rather than buying them from a hatchery, this is the guide. Poultry authority Damerow explains exactly how to hatch healthy baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets, addressing everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best incubator.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612120140 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1: The chicks. Acquiring your first chicks -- Setting up your brooder -- Managing water, feed, and bedding -- What to expect as they grow -- Hatchling health issues -- Part 2: The eggs. The broody hen -- Selecting an incubator -- Eggs for hatching -- Operating an incubator -- What went wrong? -- Hatchling identification -- Appendix: Screwpot notions. |
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| Subject: | Poultry. Chicks. Agriculture. Animal culture. Sustainable living. Eggs. Domestic animals. Livestock. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Union Carnegie Public Library | 636.5 DAMEROW (Text) | 37883000404224 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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