Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds (Paperback)
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Although most people think the term poultry refers to chickens, it also includes other domesticated farm birds, such as ducks, geese, and turkeys. Livestock breeder Ekarius covers all these birds and more in her colorful guide to poultry varieties. After an introductory chapter on poultry genetics and breeding, the author begins with the most numerous of poultry, the chickens. She takes a breed-by-breed look at each type, divided into the laying breeds, the meat breeds, and the ornamental breeds. A short write-up describes the breed, giving a little of its history and development. Boxed facts list the poultry show class, the size, details of the feather color, comb and wattles, place of origin, conservation status (many breeds are rare or endangered), and any special qualities. Waterfowl, turkeys, and other birds, such as guinea fowl, ostriches, and pigeons, each receive similar treatment. Beautiful photographs illustrate each breed. An extensive glossary, a
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The perfect gift for my son
I purchased this book for my 11 year old son. We have had chickens for a few years now, mostly due to his interest in them.
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Here Chicky Chicky…
I just recently moved to Pennsylvania, and decided to raise chickens.. and I wasn’t completey sure why many chicken books have illustrated photos and not photographs….
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lots of colorful photos
i love paging through this book to read bits and see the many many beautiful photos.
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Storey’s Illustrated Poultry Guide
What a great book! I am a 4-H Poultry advisor and am often looking for information regarding breeds, patterns, standards, etc.
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Superb pictures and information on poultry breeds
Excellent breed descriptions with mutiple pictures of most to show color variations. Tells you who’s on the endangered list and how many eggs to expect over a year.
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Beautiful Book
This is such a great book, I was surprised at how beautiful and bright the pictures were! There are many many breeds in here as well as quite a few ducks/gees & turkeys.
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Best reference book and an interesting read
I am writing a fiction book about chickens. After reviewing several reference books from the library, this one stands alone as the MUST HAVE.
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Nice photos, but content just okay.
Overall just an okay book; more informative books are available about poultry breeds & avian species; nice photographs, however, this book would have been much better & more handy…
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Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
I found the book helpful in identifying feather and colours in chickens. I did learn some background information on breeds I had not known.
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Very visual
A book that I spent quite a bit of time looking at with my kids. The visuals are gorgeous and it’s a great reference book for your shelf.