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- Simply the BEST book about Guineas
- one of the best books on guineas
- All you ever need to know about raising Guineas
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Gardening with Guineas: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Guinea Fowl on a Small Scale
Jeannette S. Ferguson
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Gardening with Guineas is a delightful and informative guide to raising guinea fowl. It covers the life of a guinea from egg throughout adult, including incubation, feeding, housing, training and common problems. In Gardening with Guineas you will learn: Reasons for raising guinea fowl, what you need to know before you buy, working with newborns and young keets, handling typical problems, and much, much more. This book is easy to follow and will surely benefit anyone who desires to raise guinea fowl.
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Simply the BEST book about Guineas.......2007-08-23
At first I was reluctent to purchase a "how to" book on raising anything. But after purchasing and reading Gardening with Guineas, I was very pleased with my puchase! Ms. Ferguson writes very practical and easy to read advice on how to raise Guinea Fowl step by step as well as other helpful advice for first time guinea owners. I loved the book and recomend it to anyone who has or wants to own guineas.
one of the best books on guineas.......2007-08-05
I;ve looked all over for a book like this, it answers so many questions that even the loco growers can't answer, if i would have read it before starting to raise guineas i wouldn't have lost so many
thanks to the authur she is very informative
sue
All you ever need to know about raising Guineas.......2007-07-13
This book is very informative, and a pleasure to read. We just bought a farm, and there are a lot of woods - and tons of ticks - I did a google search and found that Guinea Fowl are good for getting rid of ticks - then I came to Amazon and found this book. There are great stories, great info, and I am now incubating a couple of dozen guinea eggs and looking forward to fewer bugs in my garden because I'll be gardening with Guineas!
my handbook.......2007-06-08
When my husband told me he had ordered 20 guinea chicks, I had a moment of panic. After reading this book, which gives detailed instructions for different stages of raising guinea fowl, I feel securely armed with many chapters of the author's experience. Our keets are a week old now, and doing fine!
Disappointing.......2007-06-06
I purchased this book with great expectations based upon the glowing reviews of others. Though a decent source of information about raising guineas, the book often left me frustrated and confused. For example, contrary to Ms. Ferguson's experience, neither I nor anyone I've talked to has had any success moving guinea nests. Also, when discussing raising young keets, the author states, "it would be a good idea to provide an optional heat source for the keets in the henhouse on really cold days or nights until they are older." What is "really cold" and what is "older"? On numerous occasions I've searched this book for help with specific problems and gotten only vague information that left the question unanswered.
My experience has taught me, 1. Guineas can be raised exactly like chickens and 2. Don't try to move a guinea nest. Just invert a cage on top of the setting hen, give her food and water, and let her hatch and raise her brood right there.
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Your backyard can be the source of the best eggs and meat you've ever tasted. The answer is chickens--endearing birds that require but a modest outlay of time, space and food.As they learned to raise chickens, Gail and Rick Luttmann came to realize the need for a comprehensive but clear and nontechnical guide. Their book covers all the basics in a light and entertaining sytle, from housing and feeding through incubating, bringing up chicks, butchering, and raising chickens for show.Througout the book, the Luttmanns express their wonder at the personalities of chickens--the role of brash protector played by roosters, and the instinctive motherliness of the hens. Given some freedom and attention, these birds can become much more than the egg-and-meat machines of commercial hatcheries and broiler factories. Chickens provide backyard farmers with enjoyable pastime, as well as a supply of good food.
Customer Reviews:
practical.......2007-09-21
Good, practical information on a number of subjects related to raising chickens and problems one might encounter.
A great beginner's Chicken Book.......2007-08-23
This little paper back book is full of useful information. We checked it out from the libary so many times it started to fall apart. I figured if we are reading & needing it that much, it's time to buy the thing! It gives you information on raising chickens, culling, & housing. It is easy to read and understand. This book is a must read for any chicken beginner.
Great content...poor design.......2007-07-09
I learned a lot with this book, but the quality is awful. It looks like it has been poorly reproduced. The illustrations are not good at all. I wish they would redo this with quality typesetting and graphics.
Good book.......2007-05-28
This book is good for the beginner. However, I would strongly suggest having another reference in addition to this book. It was written in 1976, and some of the information is out of date (incubator temps and such). The strengths of this book are that it's easy to read, has a seperate chapter on roosters, and that they share thier own experiences and their own blunders. This book is a decent place to start, easy to read, and under a 150 pages. Not bad. I own "Keep Chickens" by Kilarski, "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens", and "Chickens" by Sue Weaver as well. Storey's Guide To Raising Chickens" by Gail Damerow is more complete and up to date, but it's also more time consuming to get the information. "Keep Chickens" by Kilarski and "Chickens" by Sue Weaver are more up to date versions of this book, and Sue Weavers book in my opinion is superior of the three. If I had it to do over again I would have bought Sue Weavers book for getting up to speed, and Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow for more in depth information after I read Weavers book. Trust me I've looked at a lot of chicken books, and done a lot of reading. This book is decent, and it will give some good information, and I'm not sorry I bought it. However, there are better books out there. Gail Damerow and Sue Weaver have superior products in my opinion.
Chickens in Backyard.......2007-01-16
This book contains nearly everything one needs to know about the successful raising of yard chickens.
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- As the title implies, for meat lovers
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The Meat Buyers Guide : Meat, Lamb, Veal, Pork and Poultry
NAMP North American Meat Processors Association
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ASIN: 0471747211 |
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For well over sixty years, the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) has provided the foodservice industry with reliable guidelines for purchasing meat. The Meat Buyer's Guide: Beef, Lamb, Veal, Pork, and Poultry maintains the authoritative information professionals expect, and by including information from The Poultry Buyer's Guide in this new edition, it offers a complete, single-source reference for every facility's meat-buying needs.
This new edition of The Meat Buyer's Guide features:
- New uses for muscles in meat carcasses
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NORTH AMERICAN MEAT PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit trade association comprised of meat processing companies and associates who share a continuing commitment to provide their customers with reliable and consistent high-quality meat, poultry, seafood, game, and other food products.
NAMP Member Companies provide unparalleled service to their customers through their unique meat product offerings and premium distribution systems. They are meat experts who satisfy their customer's needs with quality products, professionalism and realiabity. Look for the NAMP symbol when deciding on a meat and food supplier.
To find a NAMP Meat Specialist near you, visit www.namp.com
Customer Reviews:
bought it based on review in Saveur.......2007-02-09
I bought this book based on a review in Saveur. It did not give me the information that I wanted and at $50+, I thought that it was very overpriced.
As the title implies, for meat lovers.......2006-08-21
At $65.00, this book is primarily intended for libraries, but also for those who often buy and cook meat. It is an encyclopedia with lots of color illustrations of the various animals, and cuts of meat.
Meat Buyers Guide.......2006-07-05
The guide is easy to follow and logical. The pages are laminated so that the guide can be used in kitchen environments
Book Description
Packed with relevant information for all breeds and ages, this book covers nutrition, disease, immunity, and anatomy. Written for the chicken fancier and nonspecialist.
Customer Reviews:
Very technically informative..........2007-06-06
Very technically informative. Super detailed. Perhaps a bit over the average flock owner's head.
Excellent Reference Book.......2007-05-15
As a poultry extensionist, this is by far one of my favorites to recommend for those who raise and rear poultry that have had some reoccuring problems! Gail really does put situations into understandable terms for the everyday poultry enthusiast. If you have raised poultry, this one should be on your shelf or at least in easy reach.
Good all around disease book.......2007-04-18
This book is very informative. It lists not only the different diseases that affect chickens, it also provides you with a symptom list. Therefore, you can look up a specific poultry disease, or you can look up the symptoms that your chicken is having and do a little investigating. Very useful. This book allows you to do your own detective work to a point (sometimes you still need a specialist). I was very impressed that it detailed acquired, passive, and artificial immunity. These are terms that are used in the medical field and her explanations in my opinion were very accurate. A book that helps you make a diagnosis as well as teach you how to PREVENT these diseases. I found it useful.
The Chicken Health Handbook.......2007-03-18
I first reviewed this book through the library. I found it to be written in a language that is easy to understand and straightforward about the information contained in it. She lists all types of problems with chickens that could come up. I purchased my copy for my home library so that I always have this information on hand to help me diagnose my chickens and their possible health problems. I feel that it is a must for any chicken keeper.
good book.......2007-01-17
I haven't gotten all the way to the end of the book yet but thus far it is a very interesting book and contains a lot of useful information. If you own chickens I believe it is a must have.
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From the best selling authors of Chicken Tractor, you will discover how easy and profitable it is to sell chickens, eggs, and turkey raised in gardens or on pastures. You don't need a lot of land or a large investment.
• Make top dollars rasing poultry.
• Raise Thanksgiving turkeys for yourself and others.
• Build and regenerate soils using natural fertilizer deposited directly from your poultry onto yoru soil.
• Learn the secrets to incubation, hatchery management and brooding.
• Process poultry cheaply, humanely and profitably.
• Sell eggs and meat with that old-fashioned flavor and homegrown goodness.
Learn about the revolutionary day range system of raising poultry on pasture that is low maintenance with high profits..
Customer Reviews:
Not for homestead or backyard flock owners.......2007-05-20
This is a great book for commercial chicken operations. This book is not much use for the small flock owner. For small flock or backyard flock owners I recommend "The Chicken Tractor" by the same authors..
Great for the Bigger Operation.......2007-03-16
This is a well written book with plenty of info on tested methods as well as the latest thinking and market-wise advise. It is mostly applicable to the larger scale operatons, though. I wanted something for a small number of chickens--one or two dozen--and so found this less useful. I should have bought a different book because of the scale of my needs, but that is not the book's fault.
Good for business, more than I needed.......2006-08-03
This is an excellent book. I just recently started raising chickens and was disappointed at the information available at the local library. I purchased Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide , Day Range Poultry: Every Chicken Owner's Guide to Grazing Gardens and Improving Pastures , and Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities . Recent reading at the library about pasture raising livestock got me interested in this title. The volume they discuss is a little more than I was interested in, but that is not the fault of the book. It is well written, an easy read, and comprehensive in the amount of information it contains. The only thing I could add to Claudia Campbell's comments is that information is also included in business organization, strategies and marketing. If you go into poultry on this scale, it has to make a profit to be sustainable. I agree this book is a complete resource.
As for my ambitions, I found Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide an excellent introductory text and Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities adequate for my needs. Both these books have ample reviews and I could not add to them. We live in a small rural area and the library depends on local donations. Chickens In Your Backyard and Day Range Poultry will be donated to the library. Storey's will be kept as a reference.
This fowl book hits a home run!.......2005-03-04
I just finished Day Range Poultry and am thoroughly impressed. They not only tell you what Day Range is, but compare it to other methods of raising birds listing the pros and cons of each. If you want to start raising birds, especially large numbers of birds, everything is here, in detail. How to set up a Day Range system for broilers, layers, and turkeys, including shelters, what worked and what didn't for them, feeds and feeding, protection from predators fencing and moving about the pasture for optimum manure spreading.
They talk a lot about designing a rotation system using pastured poultry with crops and other species to optimize your potentional profits. Everything is geared to optimizing the use of the land without high $ input while at the same time maintaining healthy, happy animals and increasing land fertility. They also include a section on incubating eggs with a troubleshooting chart when things go wrong. The section on processing is complete, from choosing equipment to the actual processing of your birds for home or for sale. You don't need another book to get started, all the info needed is here, with an extensive resource guide. I would highly recomend this book to anyone who is serious about rasing poultry for themselves or as a small home based business.
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Chickens-why not? Tens of thousands of people in all areas of the country enjoy raising these birds, whether for food or companionship. You can, too, with this indispensable guide. Then again, you may want to read Living With Chickens just for the sheer joy of it.
Straightforward prose and dozens of clear, detailed illustrations gives any future chicken farmer the tools he needs to get started, from step-by-step instructions on building the coop to a brief background on chicken biology ("gizzard talk"); from hints on getting high-quality eggs from the hens, to methods for butchering. Vermonter Jay Rossier draws on his own experiences and those of his fellow poultrymen in discussing how to keep marauders from the chicken coop, the benefits of homemade grain versus commercial, and how to live (and sleep) with a rooster in your midst. Personal anecdotes, interesting facts, and lush, full-color photographs of the birds and their landscape round out this comprehensive book.
Customer Reviews:
coffee table book.......2007-09-21
The book has information about keeping chickens, but all the glossy pictures of chickens and the writing style made it seem like a coffee table book about chickens instead of a practical guide.
The best overall chicken book.......2007-07-05
This is by far the best overall chicken book.I tried Story's guide, wow was that boring and dry. This was very easy to read cover to cover.This will tell you everything about raising them from A-Z. The best part is there are pictures and examples. I would recommend getting Choosing and keeping Chickens by Chris Graham to get a more in depth view of each breed, size, personality and it has great pictures. As a beginner I found I needed both books.
Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock.......2007-03-18
I have just finished reading this book. I loved it. It includes some general information and directions for finding out other needed information. In the back it includes hatchery and cooperative extension information for most states. It is full of wonderful pictures of the chickens doing their own thing. I feel that anyone that is not already raising chickens should at least read and enjoy this book. If you don't enjoy anything else about the book you will love the pictures and the stories that go along with them.
Nice book! Recommended highly.......2006-02-17
Friendly style, full of information, & tons of special, vivid photos-- I read this cover to cover in a day and really enjoyed it. A GREAT book for the person who is thinking about starting a small backyard flock. One of my favorites. (The layout is unique, too- engaging and easy to read.)
I would strongly recommend this book.
Great book for the beginning chicken owner!.......2005-05-30
I read this book cover-to-cover the first day and next morning that I got it from the library. Very clear and easy to understand even for a kid. The book is written with a touch of humor that makes it especially fun to read! There is BEAUTIFUL photography in this book. If you are thinking about getting chickens like I am, or already own them, you won't want to pass this book up! Happy Reading!
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- Creative, useable, AND delicious
- What's not to love
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150 Things to Make with Roast Chicken (And 50 Ways to Roast It)
Tony Rosenfeld
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Who doesn't love roast chicken? And the best part is that it's so easy to make. 150 Things to Make with Roast Chicken takes a good thing and makes it even better. Instead of one, roast two chickens (or a big roaster) on Sunday night and you've got leftover makings for at least one deliciously simple weeknight meal--choose from 150 recipes for casseroles, soups, stews, stir-fries, and rice and pasta dishes, as well as a raft of chicken salads and wraps and meal-worthy salads featuring chicken. And to keep things interesting, you can put a different spin on your roast chicken for almost every week of the year, with rubs, glazes, marinades, and sauces.
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Creative, useable, AND delicious.......2007-09-08
I've been using this cookbook for about a month, making mostly salads (it's late summer), and am pleased with the recipes so far.
I have been cooking longer than I'd like, and for health reasons we eat chicken often. So I was pretty desperate for some new ideas, and am pleased with these recipes.
The salads are imaginative and delicious, and best of all the recipes WORK without me having to fiddle around much. (So often you have to guess what the writer or food stylist actually meant for you to do, or they leave out a critical step, or you just know you have to add more garlic.) I look forward to the casseroles and soups this fall.
It's not the very BEST cookbook I've ever used (that might be the Sarah Leah Chase Open House cookbooks or the New Way to Cook). But I feel it deserves 5 stars because it is so practical and helpful. Thank you Mr. Rosenfeld.
What's not to love.......2007-07-24
I love chicken but do not like to cook (at all). Since not cooking is not an option, this book makes the dreaded chore easy. The recipes are simple and delicious - the best kind - and the perfect way to disguise leftovers for those people in my family who won't eat them.
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Poulty Meat Processing and Quality
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Poultry meat processing and quality begins by establishing consumer requirements for meat quality, before examining the influence of breeding and husbandry, and techniques for stunning and slaughter of poultry. Poultry products are universally popular and in recent years the consumption of poultry meat has risen dramatically. To ensure the continued growth and competitiveness of this industry, it is essential that poultry meat quality and safety are maintained during production and processing. This book provides an authoritative review of the key issues affecting poultry meat quality in production and processing.
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- Great 4-H help.
- The book is a no-nonsense, fact-filled resource.
- If you only get ONE book for your poultry Library, THIS ONE
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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry: Breeds, Care, Health
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For 17 years readers have turned to Storey Books for advice on raising animals. Our Modern Way series of six books has sold more than 1,000,000 copies. In an effort to provide readers with the best how-to animal books on the market we are completely updating all six Modern Way titles and reintroducing them as part of our Guide to Raising series.
Written by experts, these guides give novice and experienced livestock farmers all they need to know to successfully keep and profit from animals. Each book includes information on selection, housing, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, behavior, and health concerns and remedies for illness. The books also address the business of raising animals -- processing meat, milk, eggs, and more. The authors were chosen not only for their expertise but also for their ability to explain the ins and outs of animal husbandry in an inviting and authoritative manner.
Whether readers are ready to start an entire herd or flock or are considering purchasing their first animal, Storey's Guide to Raising series offers vital information; each book is an indispensable reference.
Customer Reviews:
Great 4-H help........2005-10-14
My county is using this book with our 4-H Poultry project. It is great and very helpful for the kids and their parents.
The book is a no-nonsense, fact-filled resource........2003-07-01
I have a homestead in Peru (near Cusco / Machu Picchu). I wanted to raise my own meat; thus I bought a dozen chicks. As life dictates they grew and the day came for eating. I gave the first chicken to my housekeeper to kill and clean. She smothered the poor bird by holding its beak closed and plugging the nostrils. The suffocation process took about two struggling minutes. Not a good way to kill a bird, I thought. The second chicken was given to my hired hand, and he killed the bird by stretching its neck three times. Yes, a better method, but really, what do the professionals recommend? Thus, I initially bought "Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry", to find the most humane way to kill poultry.
The book is a no-nonsense, fact-filled resource. Written for those who are serious about raising poultry (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, game birds and other poultry). Written by a professional poultryman, the book covers nutrition, disease, immunity, housing, breeding and management in a comprehensive manner.
The writing is clear, terse and complete. The diagrams and drawings are good. The book has a superb index, along with a good glossary, a list of associations, an appendix that gives you sources of supplies and equipment, and much more.
The descriptions of the breeds of poultry could be better. The one paragraph given to various breeds is inadequate for those who are unfamiliar with breeds (Wyandottes, Australorps, Araucans etc.). The feed section is bias towards commercially packaged feeds, and gives little to no information on homemade mashes. In Peru, we must make our own mash, or go without.
All-in-all, Storey's Guide it is a lot more book than I initially needed. But, after reading through the book, I was both impressed and intrigued enough to consider raising other types of poultry. Hum, maybe turkeys are next. I did use Mercia's recommended method for killing chickens (sever the jugular and insert knife for debraining) and must confess that killing a chicken, regardless of the methodology, is not my preferred hobby. Strongly Recommended
If you only get ONE book for your poultry Library, THIS ONE.......2002-03-10
I picked this up at the public library to skim over and take back but after having it for just one week, I must have my own copy. The wonderful knowledge that is presented in easy to understand directions from all aspects of poultry. The nice part is they have instructions how to build most any poultry equipment you might need and this would be great for anyone, especially home schoolers.
I am getting my copy.
Customer Reviews:
This book does everything it can in under a hundred pages.......2007-07-23
This was the book I wish I had prior to building my chicken coop. This book not only gives you 8 coop designs (black and white photo and hand written plans for each coop), it also has anti broody coops, nest box designs, trap nest box, duck nest box, and others.
What I feel might be one of the most important features of this book for beginners to construction (like I was), was tips to help you stay away from some of the pit falls beginners make when building a coop (never use felt paper on the roofs of chicken houses it attracts red mite). The author tells you what tools you will need, what woods to use (and more importantly which ones not to use), and he just brings things to your attention that you should consider prior to starting. All this plus 8 coop picture with designs, range feeder design, rabbit coop design, and all in under a hundred pages. This book does all any book could in under a hundred pages. Trust me this book will save you a lot of money and heartache (I know I wish I had it when I built mine).
Good, Sensible Plans for Poultry Houses.......2007-02-11
I bought this book because I was looking for some ideas for building a chicken coop. Being new to raising chickens, I needed something that would provide some good, sensible ideas for building a chicken coop. I really like this book for a couple of reasons:
1. There are several different designs included in the book covering housing of different types for various purposes or situations: Duck nest Boxes, Internal Nest Boxes, Broody-Bantam-Rabbit Coop, Broody Boxes, Anti-broody Coop (Sin Bin), Trap nest Box, Show Box, Bantam Ark, 8ft Run, two Arks, Free Range Feeder, Eight-Hen House, and more.
2. There appears to be sufficient detail on each plan to enable me to be successful in completing the projects.
Some of the short comings of this book include: 1) for the beginner, the book does not provide a lot of background on which type of housing should be used for a particular situation. For example, would I be better off building a fixed coop or a movable (tractor) coop? 2) The plans in the book are hand drawn, and it takes some additional effort to understand them compared with professionally drafted plans. 3) There are no materials lists or step-by step instructions, so you'll have to spend some time to calculate those things as well. It would have been nice if the author had included at least a materials list for the plans as specified.
However, I am very pleased with this book, because it has helped me to think about the housing needs for the chickens, and it has provided me with a lot of good construction and design ideas/considerations. At the end of the day, I'll probably adapt one or more of the plans in this book to my own needs and build it.
I recommend this book for anyone who is thinking about raising chickens or other poultry, and planning to build their own housing for their birds.
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