A Guide to Keeping Poultry by Dorothy Reading.
This was the first book I read about keeping poultry. It is available from Dymocks. A great general and practical read about chooks.
A Guide to Keeping Poultry is a standard reference for Australian poultry keepers. Written by an experienced poultry farmer, this book gives detailed descriptions of the various breeds of fowls, ducks, turkeys and geese that can be bred in a domestic or farm environment. It contains clear, practical information about: housing, care, feeding and flock management; breeding, hatching and showing poultry; egg and meat production; handling produce; dealing with broody hens and `flighty' birds; and problems such as eggs without shells, cannibalism and disease. An up-to-date State-by-State directory lists government departments and independent organisations that can assist the poultry keeper. All readers will find A Guide to Keeping Poultry an invaluable source of information whether they are interested in a few daily eggs for the family or production for profit.
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