Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scraps - Softcover

Thompson, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1445512319 ISBN 13: 9781445512310

Publisher: Owen Press, 2010

Synopsis

“Keeping Poultry And Rabbits On Scraps” is an extensively illustrated guide to keeping rabbits and chickens, with a special focus on doing so as cheaply as possible. The first half of the book explains how the maximum number of eggs can be obtained from the minimum amount of imported food, while the second half aims to give practical instructions and tips. This book will appeal to those with an interest in low-cost poultry keeping. Contents include: “Poultry Farming”, “Cuniculture (Rabbit Farming)”, “Eggs From Scraps”, and “Keeping Rabbits on Scraps”. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on poultry farming.

About this title

Review:

'The bird section summarises just about everything you need to know concerning the day-to-day management, health and welfare of a small, domestic flock of laying hens... The book contains a wealth of solid, practical information, and the period illustrations are just wonderful... Despite its age, it remains a great reference source' -- Poultry Farmer

About the Author:

Alan Thompson, author of the poultry section of this book, kept poultry from the moment he left school. He obtained his technical knowledge at Harper Adams College and was Editor of the Poultry Farmer for 15 years. He also farmed livestock in Copthorne, Sussex, and his voice was familiar to all those who listened to the BBC poultry talks.

Claude Goodchild, author of the rabbit section, spent the first 35 years of his life on an Essex farm and bred rabbits on a considerable scale from the age of 15. He later went on to run the largest rabbit farm of its time in England at Black Corner, near Crawley, Sussex. He started the Rex rabbit in England, was among the first to breed Chinchillas and visited Russia in an advisory capacity at the invitation of the Soviet Government.

About this edition

• Publisher: Owen Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1445512319
• ISBN 13: 9781445512310
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 266