This antiquarian book comprises a detailed guide to the methods and
equipment of livestock keeping, with information on the breeding,
rearing, and management of poultry. Complete with detailed
illustrations, handy tables, and a wealth of useful and interesting
information on breeding poultry, this text constitutes a must-have for
discerning farmers. It would make for a great addition to collections of
poultry-farming literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Domestic
Fowls'; 'Imports of Eggs into the United Kingdom'; 'The Breeds of
Poultry, and their Characteristics'; 'Table Varieties'; 'Waterfowl and
Turkeys'; 'Housing of Poultry'; 'Hatching and Breeding'; 'The Rearing of
Chickens'; 'Feeding and Fattening'; etcetera. We are proud to republish
this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned
introduction on poultry farming.