Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks - by Gail Damerow (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>From Fertilized Egg to Baby Chick and Beyond</p><p> </p><p>Whether you're an experienced poultry owner or an intrigued beginner, chicken expert Gail Damerow offers everything you need to know about acquiring and brooding hatchlings and what to expect from your young charges as they grow. When you've gained experience brooding and are eager for the next challenge, Damerow goes on to explain every step of the hatching process.</p><p> </p><p>If you want your chickens to do the work for you, the chapter on broody hens will prepare you for their special care and feeding needs. If you choose to incubate the eggs, complete coverage of selecting and operating an incubator and understanding the structure and development of an egg will give you the confidence to act as mother hen yourself. And hatching and brooding information on turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl is also featured.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>This know-all chicken manual could serve as a college textbook"</p> <p></p><br><br><p>"Background information, illustrations, and thorough instructions abound throughout this thoughtfully organized work. In addition to sections devoted to the selection, care, feeding, and development of eggs and chicks, this guide features a glossary and a comprehensive index. ... for those seeking reliable instructions on brooding and hatching a variety of fowl, the book is outstanding."</p> <p></p><br><br><p>"Gail Damerow continues to educate, entertain, and astound us with her detailed coverage of all-things-chicken, this time with seldom-encountered facts and tips on hatching and brooding. ... Add this one to the already long list of Gail Damerow books that belong in every poultry lover's library."</p><br>
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