The Poultry-Keeper's Vade-Mecum (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Poultry-Keeper's Vade-MecumNo branch of stock-breeding is, or can be, so general as poultry-keeping, which is within the opportunity of almost every section of the com munity, each carrying out the work in accord ance with its immediate conditions. That is certainly the case with fowls, and to a lesser ex tent with ducks. Geese and turkeys can alone be profitably bred where space is abundant.Important points to be considered are that whilst fowls are small in size Of body they are active by nature, and that they require regular attention and control. In this respect they differ from larger stock. Cattle and sheep may be left more to themselves during the growing and feeding stages. Poultry cannot be SO treated. Therefore the prime factor is the human element. That explains, to some extent, the relatively small number of fowls kept on larger farms, though much more might be done by increase of the ¿ocks in charge of each individual. It is to these greater holdings we must look for breeding geese and turkeys.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.