This early guide to incubation and brooding is a fascinating read
for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed. Thoroughly
recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any smallholder or
hen keeping enthusiast it contains much information and anecdote
that is still useful and practical today. Ten photographs accompany
the text. Contents Include: Replacing the Flock; Incubation - Time
to hatch, Sanitation in incubation, Selecting hatching eggs,
Hatching with hens, Hatching with incubators, Increasing demand for
day-old chicks; Brooding - Sanitation in brooding, Brooding
chickens with hens, Artificial brooding, Brooder houses, Brooding
chicks in confinement, Battery brooding, Necessary precautions,
Probable causes of poor results in brooding; Care of chickens after
the brooding season. Many of the earliest books, particularly those
dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork.
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