Author’s foreword
GETTING STARTED
The world of poultry
Getting to know chickens
Keeping chickens
RANGE OF CHICKENS
Choosing the breed
Breeds of chicken
Range of bantam breeds
KEEPING CHICKENS
Ways to keep chickens
Chicken manure – its uses
Poultry sheds and equipment
Feeding your chickens
Handling and inspecting chickens
CHICKENS TO EAT
Chickens for the table
Killing chickens
Plucking chickens
Drawing and trussing a chicken
PRODUCING EGGS
Eggs for the home
Fertilizing and collecting eggs
BREEDING YOUR OWN CHICKENS
How to breed chickens
Artificial incubation
PESTS AND DISEASES OF CHICKENS
Keeping chickens healthy
Parasitic pests of chickens
Diseases of chickens
Problem habits in chickens
KEEPING OTHER POULTRY
Keeping ducks
Housing and looking after ducks
Keeping quails
Keeping guinea fowl
Glossary
Index
