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Starting with Turkeys - by Katie Thear

A well illustrated and readable book covering all aspects of keeping, breeding, raising and showing turkeys on a small scale

It describes the traditional breeds and how to cater for the free-range and organic Christmas markets.

Includes full colour photographs.

List of Contents - Starting With Turkeys

• Preface
• Introduction
• About the Turkey
• Breeds
• Housing
• Feeding
• Breeding
• Christmas Turkeys
• Organic Turkeys
• Showing Turkeys
• Health
• The Turkey Year
• Reference Section
• Glossary
• Index

Review of Starting With Turkeys

Another fine book from Katie Thear's 'Starting With' series. Although these books contain enough to get the beginner off to a flying start, there is plenty of useful information to help the existing turkey keeper improve his husbandry
(John Harrison, Cheshire)

Starting With Turkeys

• Starting with Turkeys - Information & Chapter List
• Breeding Turkeys - Genetics & Stock
• Breeding Turkeys - Rearing Good Stock
• Breeding Turkeys - Introducing Sexes & Mating
• Breeding Turkeys - Incubating & Hatching Eggs

© 2007 Katie Thear