The Chicken Health Handbook: A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease
The Chicken Health Handbook: A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease
Review Quotes: "Twenty years ago, I got my first hen and turned to The Chicken Health Handbook for answers. Today, Damerow's work continues to provide sound counsel. This new edition...
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Review Quotes: "A wonderful reference book filled with practical advice that any new or experienced flock owner will find beneficial." -- Dr. Susan Watkins, Professor of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas "A must-have book for all chicken lovers." -- Jeff Smith, Cackle Hatchery "An outstanding book that needs to be in every poultry raiser's library. Accurate, valuable information that can be read with ease." -- Glenn Drowns, author of Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry "When it comes to questions on chicken health, this is the book I turn to for quick reference. We have one on every desk at Stromberg's and recommend it to everyone from beginners to longtime fanciers. The extensive pictures, illustrations, and explanations in the new edition should make it required reading for anyone interested in keeping a strong flock." -- Eric Stromberg, Stromberg's Chicks and Game Birds Unlimited "Widely regarded as the Patron Saint of Poultry since her 1994 edition became the chicken keeper's bible, Gail Damerow has kept her finger on the pulse of chicken management innovations, advances, and trends, bringing us this completely recalibrated, modernized Chicken Health Handbook. More than a guide to chicken health, this book is a call to deliberate thought and informed decision-making, concisely providing the tools necessary in chapters that read like a novel. "Packed with pragmatic information that embraces a holistic model of wellness, this book offers trouble-shooting tools and a panoply of real-world solutions based in solid science. It should be standard issue with every chick purchased." -- Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick(R) Table of Contents: Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: Keeping Chickens Healthy Chapter 2: Good Nutrition Means Healthy Chickens Chapter 3: The Inner Chicken Chapter 4: Mysteries of Metabolism Chapter 5: What's Bugging Your Birds Chapter 6: When Chickens Get Wormy Chapter 7: Diseases Caused by Protozoa Chapter 8: Conditions Caused by Bacteria Chapter 9: The Fungus Among Us Chapter 10: Diseases Caused by Viruses Chapter 11: Management Issues Chapter 12: Diagnostic Guides Chapter 13: What's Going on Inside Chapter 14: Treatments and Therapies Chapter 15: Your Chickens and Your Health Quick Guide to Diseases and Disorders Glossary Index Jacket Description/Back: Primary Care for a Thriving Flock Gail Damerow, leading authority on all things chicken, provides a complete reference to answer the questions and resolve the problems of any chicken raiser from beginner to professional. This fully updated and expanded edition of a longtime classic offers expert guidance on nutrition, reproductive issues, and a full range of health problems, along with the latest information on: - Practicing preventive healthcare - Using natural approaches to enhance the immune system - Treating and avoiding news-making diseases such as avian flu - Raising healthy chickens in an urban environment - Enhanced with full-color photographs and eye-opening illustrations, this is the essential guide to keeping your chickens healthy and productive. Biographical Note: Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What's Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com. Publisher Marketing: The best-selling classic reference by America's leading chicken authority. This one-of-a-kind reference book covers the health problems that plague chickens of all breeds and ages. Practical charts identify common symptoms and causes of infection, while an alphabetic listing of diseases provides advice on treatment. You'll find helpful descriptions of troublesome ailments of all types, from poor egg production to crooked toe syndrome. Practical remedies and gentle preventative care measures will help your beloved flock stay happy, healthy, and safe. This essential guide to keeping your chickens healthy and productive includes the latest information on:
Contributor Bio:Damerow, Gail Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What's Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. She lives in Gainesboro, Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Find her online at gaildamerow.com. |
Author: Damerow, Gail
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2015-12-29
BISAC: Technology & Engineering|Agriculture|Animal Husbandry|Medical|Veterinary Medicine|Food Animal|Technology & Engineering|Agriculture|Sustainable Agriculture
Weight: 2.6 lbs
ISBN: 9781612120133
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781612120133
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