SMALL-SCALE POULTRY FLOCK

NOTE LIBRAIO

<br />The most comprehensive and definitive guide to date on raising all-natural poultry, for homesteaders or farmers seeking to close their loop, The Small-Scale Poultry Flock offers a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowl, based entirely on natural systems. Including extensive information on:<br /> •Formulating and making your own feed<br />•How to breed and brood the flock (for breed improvement and for genetic conservation), including the most complete guide to working with broody hens available anywhere<br />•Providing more of the flock’s feed from sources grown or self-foraged on the home place, including production of live protein feeds using earthworms and soldier grubs<br />•Using poultry to increase soil fertility, control crop-damaging insects, and tmake compost—including systems for pasturing and tillage of cover crops and weeds<br />•Step-by-step butchering—one of the best guides available—complete with extensive illustrative photos.<br />

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781603582902
• Dimensioni: 10.25 x 7.25 x 1.00 inch.
• Formato: Paperback
• Illustration Notes: Index; Bibliography; Line drawings, color; Tables, color; Illustrations, color
• Pagine Arabe: 416