In 111 pages, Dr. Batty a recognized expert, provides clarity and simplicity in his writings covering everything you need to know about natural incubation and rearing.
Despite scientific advances the incubation of eggs by natural means, whether by hen, duck,goose or other female bird, continues to be the most effective interms of the percentage hatched and healthy chicks.
This book is a concise guide to how chicks may be hatched and reared. Based on the Author's experiences over many years it shows how the best results may be obtained at economic cost.
Product Details
Condition: New
Paperback: 111 pages
Publisher: Nimrod Press Ltd (1990)
Language: English
Illustrations: B&W photos and illustrations
ISBN-10: 185259165X
ISBN-13: 978-1852591656
Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.6 x 1 cm
Shipping Weight: 240 g
Contents:
1. Natural Incubation 2. Selecting Broody Hens 3. The Breeding Pen 4. Anatomy of the Fowl 5. The egg 6. Breeding and Feeding
7. The Hatching Process 8. Management of the Broody 9. Ducks and Geese 10. Turkeys and Peafowl 11. Brooding and Rearing