J. H. Florea
1 Very Informative
I am animal control officer and needed a good book about poultry as a reference. The ABC of Poultry Raising is excellent. It covered all the basic husbandry aspects but, was not too detailed.
2 Great for novice or old timers
We have raised laying hens since the early 80's and have read and owned many a book on chickens, and this one is one of the best. It deals with everything from how to get started, equipment needs, controlling disease and managing ones flock. From egg stage and broody hens (those who sit on the nest and hatch eggs) to feed and water issues and housing and breeds. It is an all around fact book that I think any beginner chicken person should read. And I even learned some new things from the book as well.
3 ABC of Poultry Raising
The book is good for the beginers and also for reviewed by the amature poultry keepers.
4 Great Reference Material
A great book to use as a reference for the new poultry fancier. This book is a little outdated, but the basic principles are accurately discussed and presented in an easy to read formate. It is a good read and should be in any poultry fanciers library.
5 Did you say asbestos?
Informative, inexpensive book for the beginner, however, be aware that it was written in 1944, with the last revised edition printed in 1977, so there are some out of date suggestions like using asbestos tiles for your chicken coop. Other than that, the book is helpful, a quick read, and provides some plans for simple coops.
6 Best I've Found
Of the three volumes I purchased when starting my family chicken flock this has been by far the most useful. I highly recommend it for the beginning through intermediate chicken farmer!
7 Great book
If you are a beginner in raising chickens this is a book for you, it talks about coop building to how to expand your hobby into something bigger. This book talks about most of the things you need to know about raising chickens but it does not go into to much detail on hatching your own eggs in a incubator. I would really recommend this book! thanks
8 Very good small reference text for beginnger on up
I would recommend this work for those of you thinking of beginning to raise poultry. Of the three volumes I purchased this has been by far the most useful.
