Free Range Poultry - by Katie Thear

Widely recognised as the definitive guide to modern free-range management, this book is a practical and comprehensive guide that is up to date with legislation and research findings.

Welfare considerations are discussed, with details of Freedom Food and Organic standards.

There is advice on the best choice of breeds for specific purposes, including egg production, table bird production, breeding to show standards and general interest poultry keeping. Every aspect of poultry husbandry is covered.

Suitable for the commercial free-range flock owner, the home poultry keeper or the breeder and enthusiast.

List of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Key questions and regulations
• About the chicken
• Origin, classification and development
• Breeds for free-range
• Housing the small flock
• Housing the large flock
• Land management, fencing and predators
• Feeding
• Buying and managing poultry
• Eggs, registering and selling
• Table birds
• Breeding and rearing
• Showing
• Marketing
• Common problems and diseases
• Keeping Records
• Chicken facts and figures
• Glossary
• References and further information
• Index

Review

Of all my poultry books this is the one I always come back to. Modern presentation with colour photos makes it a delightful and easy read. The title is misleading as the book has advice on all systems of poultry keeping. So, if you're short of space you should still buy this book.
(Pte. Griffs, Ormskirk)

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• The Nature of the Land for Free Range Poultry
• Flock Density Regulations for Free Range Poultry
• Sheltered Areas for Free Range Poultry
• Fencing for Free Range Poultry
• Pasture Fencing for Free Range Poultry
• Paddock Rotation for Free Range Poultry
• Paddock Management for Free Range Poultry

© 2004 Katie Thear, from Free Range Poultry , published by Broad Leys Publishing Ltd