Popular Poultry Breeds
Popular Poultry Breeds
Author: David ScrivenerPopular Poultry Breeds examines forty popular breeds of chickens and bantams divided into thirty-five chapters. Most breeds exist in several plumage colour varieties, and in large and bantam [miniature] size versions, all of which are also included in this comprehensive book.
Provides detailed histories of each breed, in many cases including the names of the breeders and where they lived. Examines the special management and selective breeding requirements needed for certain breeds, even if they are not going to be entered into shows. Includes helpful descriptions of the breeds. Beautifully illustrated in full colour with over 180 photographs of prize-winning birds and nearly ninety reproductions of exquisite old prints of artist's drawings.
Availability: In Print
Publication date: June 2009
Binding: Hardback
Dimensions: 246 x 189mm
Weight: Unknown
Extent: 224pp
ISBN: 978 1 84797 103 6
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Introduction
Index
- Ancona
- Araucana, British, Rumpless and Ameraucana
- Asil (formerly Aseel)
- Australorp
- Barbu d'Anvers (Antwerpse Baardkriel or Antwerp Belgian)
- Barbu d'Uccles/Ukkelse Baardkriel/Belgian d'Uccle
- Barbu de Watermael/Watermaalse Baardkriel
- Barnevelder
- Brahma
- Cochin
- Dorking
- Dutch Bantam/Hollandse Kriel
- Faverolles
- Hamburgh (UK)/Hamburg (USA)/Hollandse Hoen (Netherlands)
- Indian Game (UK)/Cornish (USA)
- Japanese/Chabo Bantams
- Leghorn/Italiener
- Malay
- Marans
- Minorca
- Modern Game
- New Hampshire Red
- Old English Game, Carlisle and Oxford types
- Orpington
- Pekin and/or Cochin Bantam
- Plymouth Rock
- Poland or Polish
- Rhode Island Red and Rhode Island White
- Rosecomb (UK, USA)/Bantam (Germany)/Java (Netherlands)
- Sebright Bantam
- Shamo, Ko-Shamo and Relations
- Silkie
- Sussex
- Welsummer/Welsumer
- Wyandotte
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