{"product_id":"2940046116151","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Poultry Farming in Your Backyard: Raising Chickens for Eggs and Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Poultry Farming in Your Backyard\u003cbr\u003eRaising Chickens for Eggs and Food\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eIt Is Just Chicken Feed\u003cbr\u003eSustainable Poultry Feed\u003cbr\u003eCrop bound Chickens\u003cbr\u003eBest Natural Food for Chickens\u003cbr\u003eHatching Chickens\u003cbr\u003eHow to Make an Incubator\u003cbr\u003eFresh Water Supply\u003cbr\u003eNesting boxes\u003cbr\u003eFree Ranging Birds\u003cbr\u003eDust baths and Shed Floor Covering\u003cbr\u003eBumble Foot\u003cbr\u003eBuilding Your Own Chicken Coop\u003cbr\u003eEgg Production\u003cbr\u003eRaising Broilers for the Market\u003cbr\u003eWell Ventilated Coops\u003cbr\u003eProtecting chickens from Predators\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth about Growth Promoting Feed\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eEver since man found out that it was extremely easy to have domesticated sources of food, reared right in his yard, millenniums ago, is it a wonder that poultry especially chicken farming is one of the best methods to get easy access to a good source of food for your family?\u003cbr\u003eThere is absolutely no country in the world, except perhaps the Arctic regions, – where man has not reared ducks, chickens and other poultry for table purposes down the centuries.\u003cbr\u003eApart from these being an easy source of eggs to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, you also knew that you would have a tough old rooster for dinner, when a large number of family members popped in unexpectedly, demanding sustenance.\u003cbr\u003eWe are going to be concentrating on chicken farming, for domestic purposes in this book. You have this dream of raising chickens in your backyard. You are interested in a continuous supply of eggs, and the occasional chicken for your pot of a Sunday. Layers are those chickens, which are normally raised for egg production. The chickens which are going to go straight into the pot are called broilers.\u003cbr\u003eSince ancient times, human beings have been raising poultry for domestic purposes and also for marketing purposes.\u003cbr\u003ePoultry farming has been a part of rural life in the east down the centuries. All the kitchen waste was fed to the hens. These hens came under the 21st century poultry farming term – free ranging. That meant they were allowed to scratch about in the backyard, getting their fill of insects, worms, green vegetables, organic matter, and was it a wonder that they laid delicious, nutritious, and proteinaceous eggs?\u003cbr\u003eEvery intelligent householder kept three or four hens depending on the size of his family, and he bought a cock from the market, when he needed chickens. Once a clutch of chickens was hatched, Cocky Locky went into the cook pot.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the common mistakes made by new poultry farmers is buying a large number of birds, because they are not very clear about whether they want these words for home consumption or they want to trade in the eggs and poultry meat.\u003cbr\u003eAround 50 years ago, one of my father’s colleagues was facing this problem. He had this huge garden and backyard. He had heard about dad rearing poultry in that garden successfully. So he also wanted to experiment in this exciting new activity which would keep his family well supplied with eggs, and fresh meat.\u003cbr\u003eSo the next time dad went visiting to his base on a tour, he asked dad the best way to raise birds without too much of a hassle. You are going to get these easy tips in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JD-Biz Corp Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183035433200,"sku":"2940046116151","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046116151_p0.jpg?v=1763697091","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046116151","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}