{"product_id":"hatching-brooding-your-own-chicks-chickens-turkeys-ducks-geese-guinea-fowl-paperback","title":"Hatching \u0026 Brooding Your Own Chicks: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Damerow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGail Damerow shows you how to incubate, hatch, and brood baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. With advice on everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best incubator to feeding and caring for newborn chicks in a brooder, this comprehensive guide also covers issues like embryo development, panting chicks, and a variety of common birth defects. Whether you want to hatch three eggs or one hundred, you'll find all the information you need to make your poultry-raising operation a success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Fertilized Egg to Baby Chick and Beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're an experienced poultry owner or an intrigued beginner, chicken expert Gail Damerow offers everything you need to know about acquiring and brooding hatchlings and what to expect from your young charges as they grow. When you've gained experience brooding and are eager for the next challenge, Damerow goes on to explain every step of the hatching process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want your chickens to do the work for you, the chapter on broody hens will prepare you for their special care and feeding needs. If you choose to incubate the eggs, complete coverage of selecting and operating an incubator and understanding the structure and development of an egg will give you the confidence to act as mother hen yourself. And hatching and brooding information on turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl is also featured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eWhat's Killing My Chickens?\u003c\/i\u003e and the best-selling \u003ci\u003eStorey's Guide to Raising Chickens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicken Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicken Health Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHatching \u0026amp; Brooding Your Own Chicks\u003c\/i\u003e. Damerow is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eChickens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHobby Farms\u003c\/i\u003e magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Visit her online at gaildamerow.com. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.8 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51389842325800,"sku":"9781612120140","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/2810\/0904\/files\/ZXBjMzllT20zdTI5NU5tUVJkdGZWUT09.webp?v=1769898371","url":"https:\/\/heritagehomeschoolsupplys.com\/products\/hatching-brooding-your-own-chicks-chickens-turkeys-ducks-geese-guinea-fowl-paperback","provider":"Heritage Homeschool Supply’s ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}