| The Chicken Health Handbook: A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease Contributor(s): Damerow, Gail (Author) |
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ISBN: 161212013X ISBN-13: 9781612120133 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - Food Animal - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture |
| Dewey: 636.508 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.9" W x 9.1" (2.60 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Healthy chickens are happy chickens. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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 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. |