The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference by Gail Damerow (English) Pap

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The visual A-to-Z reference for all things chicken, from Storey's most respected chicken expert. Includes explanations of the most common conditions, situations, and behaviors chicken owners (or fans) are likely to encounter.

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From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and entertaining. Covering tail types, breeding, molting, communication, and much more, Gail Damerow provides answers to all of your chicken questions and quandaries. Even seasoned chicken farmers are sure to discover new information about the multifaceted world of these fascinating birds.

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The go-to volume for chicken owners and enthusiasts of all levels, this is a comprehensive A-Z reference book in a highly illustrated format. Goes beyond simple definitions to offer solutions to problems, instructions for tasks, from catching a chicken to candling an egg, and historical origins of poultry-related terms.

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The A-Z Chicken Companion From addled to wind egg, crossed beak to zygote, if it concerns chickens, it's covered in this comprehensive encyclopedia. Now you can find the answers to all your chicken questions quickly, easily -- and accompanied by illustrations. What do mille fleur and mooney spangled feathers look like? Which breeds lay blue-green eggs? What's the difference between inbreeding and outcrossing? What's the difference between outer thick and inner thin egg white? Why do chicken legs have dark meat, while breasts have light meat? What's the difference between a flat and a flight? A false wing and a wingette? What are the key signs of the most common chicken predators? What's the difference between brooding and incubating? What are the best ways to catch a chicken? How (and why) do you hypnotize a chicken? Why do chickens molt? How is a crested chicken's anatomy unique?

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The A-Z Chicken Companion From addled to wind egg, crossed beak to zygote, if it concerns chickens, it's covered in this comprehensive encyclopedia. Now you can find the answers to all your chicken questions quickly, easily -- and accompanied by illustrations. What do mille fleur and mooney spangled feathers look like? Which breeds lay blue-green eggs? What's the difference between inbreeding and outcrossing? What's the difference between outer thick and inner thin egg white? Why do chicken legs have dark meat, while breasts have light meat? What's the difference between a flat and a flight? A false wing and a wingette? What are the key signs of the most common chicken predators? What's the difference between brooding and incubating? What are the best ways to catch a chicken? How (and why) do you hypnotize a chicken? Why do chickens molt? How is a crested chicken's anatomy unique?

Author Biography

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.

Details ISBN1603425616 Author Gail Damerow Year 2012 ISBN-10 1603425616 ISBN-13 9781603425612 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 320 Imprint Storey Publishing LLC Subtitle An Illustrated Reference Place of Publication North Adams Country of Publication United States DEWEY 636.503 Short Title CHICKEN ENCY Language English UK Release Date 2012-01-31 US Release Date 2012-01-31 Illustrations full colour photographs & illustrations throughout Publisher Workman Publishing Publication Date 2012-01-31 Audience General NZ Release Date 2012-01-30 AU Release Date 2012-01-30 We've got this

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