A Basic Chicken Guide For The Small Flock Owner

Roy Jones

• Publisher: Sastri Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781445512273, 9781445516110
• eBook ISBN: 9781528762731
• Topic: Technologie et ingénierie
• Subtopic: Élevage d'animaux

This early work on poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any poultry enthusiast, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. It will prove of much interest to the amateur poultry keeper as well as those in the field of agriculture. Extensively illustrated with text and full page photographs. Contents Include: Should I Keep Poultry?; What Size Flock?; Poultry Houses and Fixtures; Selecting High Quality Stock; When and How to Start; Brooding Chicks; Rearing; Management and Selection of Growing Stock; Laying Flock Management; Culling and Selection; Candling, Grading and Preserving Eggs; Growing Meat Chickens; Killing and Dressing Poultry; Marketing Poultry; Cleaning and Sanitation; Poultry Diseases; Poultry Breeding; Keep Poultry Accounts; Home-Grown Crops for Poultry; Basic Ways to Cook Poultry and Eggs; and an Index. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• 1. Should I Keep Poultry? Are Surroundings Favorable? – Is Venture Temporary or Permanent? – Experience and Training for Youngsters – A Dollars and Cents Venture – Check Local Ordinances – Locate a Source of Feed and Equipment
• 2. What Size Flock? Family Needs – Costs and Returns – Eggs and Meat for Sale
• 3. Poultry Houses and Fixtures Laying House Requirements – The Connecticut Backyard Poultry House, 6′ × 8′ and 8′ × 8′ – The Connecticut 12′ × 12′ Colony Brooder House-Shed Roof Houses – Lean-to Houses – Remodeled Buildings – Poultry House Floors – Use of Insulation Board, Plywood and Metal – Ready-made Houses – Water Systems – Roost Requirements – Nest Construction – Feed Hoppers
• 4. Selecting High Quality Stock Breed Type and Color – General Purpose Breeds – The Value of Good Breeding – Free from Pullorum Disease – The National Poultry Improvement Plan
• 5. When and How To Start Day-old Chicks – Sexed Chicks – Started Chicks – Ready-to-lay Pullets – Chicks Hatched Under Hens
• 6. Brooding Chicks Commercial Brooders – Homemade Brooders – The Hot Water Jug Brooder – Starting in Batteries – Brooder Caparity –Starting Chicks – The First Feed – Humidity the First Two Weeks – The Value of Deep Litter – Floor Space Requirements – Chick Feeders – Water Fountains – Hopper Space and Water Fountain Capacity – Normal Rate of Growth – Sunshine and Outdoor Exercise
• 7. Rearing Moving Chicks on Range – Summer Range Shelters – System of Range Feeding – Range Feeders – Range Fountains – The Value of Good Range – Mow the Chick Range
• 8. Management and Selection of Growing Stock Separating the Sexes – Rapid Feathering – Vaccinate for Chicken Pox – Lock up Chickens at Night – Tattooing Poultry – Remove Sick or Diseased Chickens – Selecting Pullets for Egg Production
• 9. Laying Flock Management Housing Pullets – Feeding for Egg Production – Feeders – Water Requirements – Value of Table Scraps – Green Food – Feather Picking and Cannibalism – Prolapsus – Beak Tipping – Anti-pick Contraptions – Laying House Ventilation – Frosted Combs – Rate of Production
• 10. Culling and Selection When to Cull – Equipment Necessary – How to Hold a Hen – Production Indications
• 11. Candling, Grading and Preserving Eggs Egg Formation – Clean Nesting Material and Litter – Control Egg-Eating – Gather Eggs Frequently – Cool Eggs Quickly – Hold Egg Room Temperature Below 60° – Candling for Egg Quality – Common Abnormalities in Fresh Eggs – Pack in Cartons or Cases – Preserving Eggs
• 12. Growing Meat Chickens Straight-run Chicks – Cross Bred Chicks – Does It Pay to Caponize? – Broilers, Fryers and Roasters – Finishing Meat Chickens
• 13. Killing and Dressing Poultry Selecting Poultry for Killing – Methods of Killing Poultry – Dry Picking – Hot Scald – Slack Scald – Sawdust Picking –Wax Picking – Power Picking – Cooling Chickens – Pin Feathering – Washing and Drawing – Splitting Broilers – Cutting Up Fryers and Fricassee Chicken
• 14. Marketing Poultry Quality Comes First – Candle and Grade Eggs for Size – Marketing Poultry
• 15. Cleaning and Sanitation Clean, Scrape and Scrub – Disinfectants – Deep Litter
• 16. Poultry Diseases Disease Diagnosis – Pullorum Disease – Coccidiosis – Chicken Pox – Respiratory Troubles – Range Paralysis – Blue Comb – Worm Infestation – Poultry Lice, Red Mites and Feather Mites – Cremate Diseased Poultry
• 17. Poultry Breeding Progeny Testing – The National Poultry Improvement Plan – Buy the Best
• 18. Keep Poultry Accounts Record Daily Egg Production – Receipts and Expenses – Inventory – Best Guide for Doing a Better Job
• 19. Home-Grown Crops for Poultry Garden Refuse – Lawn Clippings – Corn, Wheat and Oats – The Use of Poultry Manure
• 20. Basic Ways to Cook Poultry and Eggs Cooking Poultry – Broiled Chicken – Barbecued Chicken – Fried Chicken – Roasting Chicken – Stewed Chicken – Cooking Eggs – Soft or Hard Cooked Eggs – Fried Eggs – Poached Eggs – Poached Eggs in Milk – Foamy Omelet – French Omelet – Scrambled Eggs – Camp Scrambled Eggs
• Index