Raising Your Own Turkeys

by Leonard S. Mercia

Book Overview

"Complete, up to date how-to information on raising turkeys, from young poults to delicious, thick-breasted birds. This book covers: --Selecting the right turkey for your flock. --Housing, feeding,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882662538
• ISBN13: 9780882662534
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.

Customer Reviews

So You Want to Raise Turkeys?

This book is an introduction to small-scale turkey farming. It is geared to the backyard farmer or older 4H student who has never raised turkeys before. It begins with a description of housing needs for turkeys, which includes building plans for a poultry house and sun porch. It describes poults, brooding, and flock management. The book includes plans for a variety of equipment, such as homemade feeders, waterers, and incubators. There are chapters on breeding, health, killing and processing, and preserving and cooking, as well as a small collection of recipes. At the back of the book is a glossary, a list of references, a list of state extension departments, a list of suppliers, and a list of diagnostic laboratories. The text is written for readers who have some animal sense and some basic experience with building things by hand. Technical terms and processes are explained both in the text and with diagrams. All in all, it is a clear introduction and should prove useful to the beginning turkey farmer.

TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING ABOUT TURKEYS

Taught me every thing, about how to care for the turkeys. Talked about what to do incase of ...... A best buy for anyone that wants to raise turkeys. Other books just skimed over turkeys this one went in debth. I lost 6 turkeys out of 8 one year without this book. Now I know how to keep them all alive.