Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds | 
|  | | | Title: | Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds | | Author: | Carol Ekarius | | Publisher: | Storey Publishing, LLC | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 30 May, 2007 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1580176674 / 9781580176675 | | List Price: | $24.95 | | You Save: | $8.48 | | Amazon Price: | $16.47 | |
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Product Description
Farmers and fanciers keep an astonishing variety of poultry breeds in North America. These birds provide meat and eggs to nourish us and feathers to keep us warm. Their quirky personalities and charming good looks make them barnyard favorites. They inspire passionate devotion from show breeders and provide a living for farmers.
Presented here, breed by breed, are more than 120 barnyard fowl — from chickens and turkeys to emus and pheasants. For each animal, readers will find stunning color photography, a brief history, and a detailed description. The identifying characteristics included for each breed are: class (standard and bantam); size (for cocks and hens); appearance of comb, wattles, and earlobes; color (everything from black-breasted red to silver laced); place of origin; conservation status; and special qualities (including longevity, size and quantity of eggs, quality of meat, and other relevant uses). Author Carol Ekarius provides enough information to satisfy both the dedicated browser and the serious farmer weighing the pros and cons of multiple breeds.
In 2005, Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America celebrated horses in a coffee-table reference that captivated enthusiasts of all ages. Now farmers, breeders, backyard chicken keepers, and unabashed poultry fanatics will have a definitive guide of their own. If it's poultry — fair or fowl — it's in this book.
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Customer Reviews:
• Superb Pictures And Information On Poultry Breeds 19 August, 2008
Excellent breed descriptions with mutiple pictures of most to show color variations. Tells you who's on the endangered list and how many eggs to expect over a year. Which are the best broodys and which won't sit at all. Wish I'd had this before I began my backyard flock.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3AP9NGQ8AWDND
• Nice Photos, But Content Just Okay. 03 June, 2008
Overall just an okay book; more informative books are available about poultry breeds & avian species; nice photographs, however, this book would have been much better & more handy if it were published as a small 6" x 8" size field-guide; having made this such a big & bulky book was unnessary & a distractor for practical use of this publication!
- Reviewed by customer ID: AFYB6FH150806
• Best Reference Book And An Interesting Read 07 June, 2008
I am writing a fiction book about chickens. After reviewing several reference books from the library, this one stands alone as the MUST HAVE. I'm ordering a copy for myself for more research to finish the manuscript and for the sheer pleasure of reading about these fascinating species.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A360OR7C1KF7YP
• Beautiful Book 23 July, 2008
This is such a great book, I was surprised at how beautiful and bright the pictures were! There are many many breeds in here as well as quite a few ducks/gees & turkeys. I wish there were a few more pages of pheasant (there is only 1) but that's not why I bought the book anyway :) If I had one complaint it's that I wish they had out a photo of the eggs laid by each breed along with thier pictures, then it would be perfect!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A26IJUSAK1OYP2
• Storey's Illustrated Guide To Poultry Breeds 11 May, 2008
I found the book helpful in identifying feather and colours in chickens. I did learn some background information on breeds I had not known. Unfortunately the book is very American based and I live in Australia. Most of my flock are not identified in the book which was a shame as I wanted to learn more. I loved the illustrations which I was able to link to my hens.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AK0ACI8RVINIY
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