Incubation and Brooding of Chickens
Incubation and Brooding of Chickens

Author: M. A. Jull

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-02-10

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1447492048

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This is a 1928 guide to incubating and brooding chickens. Written with the beginner in mind, it simply explains each step of the processes with the aid of photographs and diagrams, making it ideal for modern readers with a practical interest in keeping chickens and other poultry. 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", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on poultry farming.

Egg Incubation for the Poultry Keeper - A Collection of Articles on the Methods and Equipment of Natural and Artificial Incubation
Egg Incubation for the Poultry Keeper - A Collection of Articles on the Methods and Equipment of Natural and Artificial Incubation

Author: Various

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-06-07

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1473391075

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"Egg Incubation for the Poultry Keeper" is a complete guide for poultry keepers, containing information on the methods, equipment, general management, housing, health and ailments, and much more. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects of egg incubation and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. With simple instructions and a wealth of invaluable information, “Egg Incubation for the Poultry Keeper" is highly recommended for farmers and amateur poultry keepers alike. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on poultry farming.

Incubation
Incubation

Author: Katie Thear

Publisher: Broad Leys Publishing Limited

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780906137253

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A B C of Hatchery Management
A B C of Hatchery Management

Author: Prof M. Tufail Banday

Publisher: Partridge Publishing

Published: 2014-01-07

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1482816520

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The book gives a practical procedures needed for sucessful incubation of chicken eggs from the arrival and quality control of hatching eggs including sucessful incubation of chicken eggs till the placement of dayold chicks in the farm.It is a unique book because it not only gives theoritical information about incubation of eggs on large-scale basis but also provides practical approach in the form of trouble shooting charts on the basis of gross observation of discarded eggs and its diagnosis.It would be helpful as a practical guideline for field diagnosis of faults in in hatchability not only at the flock level but also during incubation. There is a section which deals with important diseases relavent to hatchery borne infections. The book is written with commercial industry in mind because of the difficulties faced by breeders, farmers, managers and technicians of hatcheries in realizing the genetic potential of present day breeding stock.The book contains a vivid description about the establishment and working of a modern hatchery. Use this book as a reference book, but donot forget the nature.

Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks

Author: Gail Damerow

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2013-01-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1612120148

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Gail Damerow shows you how to incubate, hatch, and brood baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. With advice on everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best incubator to feeding and caring for newborn chicks in a brooder, this comprehensive guide also covers issues like embryo development, panting chicks, and a variety of common birth defects. Whether you want to hatch three eggs or one hundred, you’ll find all the information you need to make your poultry-raising operation a success.