Raising Poultry Successfully [Paperback]

Will Graves (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1985

Provides information on: deciding on a meat only, eggs only, or dual purpose flock; incubation and rearing the young; feeds: home-grown vs. commercially milled feeds; disease control; housing and watering; butchering and dressing.

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Graves

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company (January 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913589098
• ISBN-13: 978-0913589090
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #710,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #29 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science > Agricultural Sciences > General

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for the beginner on the market., August 20, 2001

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Anthony Dean (Montgomery, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raising Poultry Successfully (Paperback)

I own a small hatchery and poultry farm. We sell hundreds of baby chicks every month. When someone with little or no poultry experience asks for some good reference material for their new chicks, I point them to this book. Will Graves covers every aspect of raising poultry in great detail, but does not bore his reader. This book is also a great reference item for the current poultry owner. If I have a question, I turn to Mr. Graves first. I highly recommend this book.

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raising Poultry Successfully., January 13, 2000

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K Susan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raising Poultry Successfully (Paperback)

This is a nice, easy to read beginner book on raising poultry for meat and eggs in three parts: chickens, ducks and geese. It discusses different breeds, where to buy your poultry, egg incubation, housing requirements, feeding, watering, brooding management, as well as butchering and preparation for freezing. It is greatly recommended if you want to raise your own poultry or eggs.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raising Poultry Successfully by Will Graves, October 4, 2001

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Catahoula "cluckachicken" (Cle Elum, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raising Poultry Successfully (Paperback)

My four Rhode Island Reds are my first ever to care for and this book helped me to quickly know what to do without having to take a college course. It is helpful in building of and requirements of a coop, requirements for the growing chick into adulthood (food, lighting, temperature, water, protection and cleanliness.)I highly recommend this book and also bought one for a christmas present for an owner of a small flock.Plus there is much more information like, illness& diseases, butchering, ducks, turkeys, and incubation.