Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guineas, Gamebirds

by Glenn Drowns

Whether you’re running a farm or interested in keeping a few backyard birds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry covers everything you need to know to successfully raise your own chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and more. Stressing humane practices throughout, Glenn Drowns provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, behavior, breeding, health care, and processing your own meat and eggs. With tips on raising specialty species like doves, ostriches, and peafowl, you’ll be inspired to experiment with new breeds and add diversity to your poultry operation. 

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

465 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 22, 2012

About the author

Glenn Drowns, author of "Showing Poultry" and "Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition," and his wife conserve and promote rare breeds and varieties of turkeys, ducks, geese, and chickens at their Sand Hill Preservation Center in Calamus, Iowa. Drowns is also poultry judge. He has raised standard turkey varieties since 1989, and he received the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy’s Breed Conservation Award in 1999 for his contributions to the identification and survival of rare turkeys.

Reviews

[Nihal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was very excited to read this book hoping to learn more about quail raising but very disappointed. I did not learn anything I already don't know about quails and the information offered on them was very limited. This book is great for chicken raisers though, lots of information about ailments and such.

[Jim Black · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference book for those getting into raising chickens and for those with questions about them and need guidance on housing them, health issues and about every other facet related to them.

[Juli Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic intro for beginners, with a primary focus on chickens.

[Mrinny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reading with a good overview of various breeds of poultry and general rules of thumb to be kept in mind while raising them. The author clearly loves her birds and has established a synergistic system of raising poultry in a humane, ethical and nature friendly way. The book is a bit limited for US populations only.

[Kate Matson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Packed with so much info that i cannot begin to explain... I recommend this book to any kinds of animal lovers.