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| 020 | _a9781118982785 (pbk) | ||
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_aSF487 _bW67 2015 |
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_96955 _aWillis, Kimberley _eauthor |
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_aRaising chickens for dummies / _cby Kimberly Willis with Rob Ludlow. |
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| 250 | _aSecond edition. | ||
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_aHoboken, NJ : c2015 _bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., _c c2015 |
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_axiv, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color) _c24 cm. |
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_2rdacontent _atext |
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_2rdamedia _aunmediated |
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_2rdacarrier _avolume |
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| 490 | _aFor dummies | ||
| 500 | _a"For Dummies, a Wiley brand"-- Title page Includes index | ||
| 505 | _aIntroduction -- pt. 1. Getting started with raising chickens -- The joy of chickens -- Basic chicken biology and behavior -- A chicken isn't just a chicken : your guide to breeds -- Buying chickens -- pt. 2. Housing your flock -- Choosing your housing type -- Designing and constructing a coop -- Coop, sweet coop : furnishing and housekeeping -- pt. 3. Caring for your flock : general management -- Feeding your flock -- Controlling pests and predators -- Keeping your flock happy and healthy -- Handling health problems -- pt. 4. Breeding : from chicken to egg and back again -- Mating your chickens -- Incubating eggs and hatching chicks -- Raising chicks -- pt. 5. Special management considerations -- Managing layers and collecting eggs -- Raising and butchering meat birds -- pt. 6. The part of tens -- More than ten tips for keeping healthy, stress-free chickens -- More than ten misconceptions about chickens, eggs, and so on | ||
| 520 | _aThis hands-on guide offers the most up-to-date information to caring for chickens on a small scale, including purchasing a starter flock, housing, feeding, care, and raising the animal for specific purposes such as food. | ||
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_aFund 164 _bSERV Enterprises _cPurchased _d11-09-2017 _e77470 _fNEJ _hPHP 1516.00 _p2017-10-1040 _q2017-1-0745 |
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_96956 _aChickens _xPopular works |
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_96957 _aLudlow, Rob _eauthor |
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