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A guide to keeping pheasants, with sections on beginners' breeds, more challenging breeds, difficult breeds and rare pheasants which are not available. Included are chapters on buying pheasants, aviaries, incubation, breeding, rearing, feeding, catching and transporting, selling, and diseases. There are colour photographs of most of the breeds. Paperback 120 pages
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A guide to rearing pheasants including overwintering, incubation, catching, rearing and releasing, and chapters on diseases, construction of pens and costs. Fully illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams throughout.Paperback 85 pages
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Clear concise, and fully illustrated, an invaluable guide for amateur and shooting syndicates.
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The Peacocks Past and Present book is written for people who want to know more about peafowl. With sections on Peacock management and breeding: there are also interesting chapters on peafowl in the wild, their place in history and their connection with Indian mythology. by Michael Roberts
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This new edition, with its colour photographs, provides an up-to-date and practical coverage of the selection, housing, feeding, breeding and breed development of Coturnix and aviary breeds of quail. Large and small breeders will find it invaluable.More than 40 colour photographs. Mono photos and line drawings
Product Ref: BV127
This book is all about Coturuix quail, with fascinating chapters on their history and domestication. There is detailed information about keeping quail not only for a hobby but also commercially, with 30 colour photographs including most of the colour variations in Coturuix quail and numerous black and white photographs and illustrations.Paperback 86 pages
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A book about small scale turkey production with chapters on the history of turkeys, characteristics and behavior, breeds and colour variations, nutrition, breeding, housing, hatching, rearing, preparation for the table, marketing and regulations, exhibiting and diseases. Many illustrations and photographs in colour and black and white.Paperback 69 pagesRevised 3rd Edition
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A well illustrated and readable book covering all aspects of keeping, breeding, raising and showing turkeys on a small scale It describes the traditional breeds and how to cater for the free-range and organic Christmas markets. - Includes full colour photographs. List of ContentsPreface Introduction About the Turkey Breeds Housing Feeding Breeding Christmas Turkeys Organic Turkeys Showing Turkeys Health The Turkey Year Reference Section Glossary Index
Product Ref: BV171
This book includes new historical references, methods of keeping Crested and Vulturine guineafowl, experiences of wild guineafowl in Africa and keeping and rearing guineafowl on a small scale. The book contains chapters on housing, breeding, sexing and large scale commercial rearing together with preparation and marketing. There are numerous colour photographs and illustrations including photographs of 18 different colour variations of domestic guineafowl.
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A new book on keeping pigeons in polecotes, wallcotes and aviaries with chapters on beginner's breeds, types of housing, pigeons and gardens, how to set up a breeding colony, breeding and management, pigeon predators and diseases and ailments. There are chapters on the origin of the domestic pigeon and the history of dovecotes, especially from Egypt, together with many colour photographs and illustrations.
Product Ref: BV202
NEW Guide book to the management of turkeys. Breeding, rearing, housing, feeding as well as basic diseases which might occur.Paperback 106 pages.
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James Blake A basic guide to the exotic Peafowl. The different varieties, their management and other facts are included. Colour plate, 110 p, 3rd, 1997.
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J Batty This introduction to ostriches and ostrich farming is a great success. It provides all the essentials on management and possible development outlets for Ostrich products. Second Edition.
Product Ref: BV134
For the first time the various colours are explained and shown based on paintings, photographs and prints. There are over 100 illustrations in full colour. However, this is not simply a picture book; it is supplemented by explanations on the colours and all the main colours are explained. 128 pages
Product Ref: BV172
Hawkey Revised Edition. An old breed of poultry developed by Cornish miners. Now a top exhibition bird which has captured Championship honours many times. Revised . Coloured plates. 160 pages.
Product Ref: BV197
Bleazard & Dr J Batty Dandies of the Fancy, tall and elegant. This new edition of the standard work on the breed show what is expected for showing as well as how to manage these fascinating birds. 5th edition. 128 pages.
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J Batty One of the oldest British breeds once used for cockfighting now a show bird. Well illustrated. 140 pages: one colour plate of main varieties. 6th Ed.
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C A FINSTERBUSCH A large book which traces the history of Game Fowl throughout the World. Many interesting facts and anecdotes makes 'it probably the best book on Game Fowl. 472 pages. 3rd ed. 1999.
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Editor J Batty 1852590262One of the great poultry artists in Victorian times. 138 pages. 250 X 190. Cased. Many fine drawings of Game Fowl by the master artist. Poems, anecdotes, descriptions make fascinating reading.
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Dr J C O'C FitmimmonsA concise account of the various breeds of pheasants and their management. Well illustrated. Limp. Colour and b/w
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This book looks back at the Old World with its Sports of shooting, cockfighting and other blood sports. Herbert Atkinson was probably the last of the great "cockers" and a legacy from another age. The ten coloured plates are a fine example of the work of Herbert Atkinson as a painter; they are printed from the original blocksOld English Game are still bred as a hobby or for showing.
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Grow and cook your own vegetables. This book is about how to grow 40 of the most popular vegetables with a look at their history and nutritional values. Recipes that accompany each vegetable provide an abundance of ideas, over 200 recipes in total.
