Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowl

Damerow (The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference) has published extensively on many aspects of farming, but is probably most recognized for her books about raising chickens. With more than 800,000 copies of Damerow's books in print, her contributions have helped spark a vibrant urban farming movement. Her latest work, meant for the advanced layperson, provides detailed information on a relatively specialized component of raising fowl. This emphasis, while limiting the overall appeal, will be a welcome boon for those researching the brooding process, and is especially noteworthy for the unusual inclusion of material on hatching a variety of fowl, including ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. Background information, illustrations, and thorough instructions abound throughout this thoughtfully organized work. In addition to sections devoted to the selection, care, feeding, and development of eggs and chicks, this guide features a glossary and a comprehensive index. For those interested in a general omnibus, it's overly narrow, but for those seeking reliable instructions on brooding and hatching a variety of fowl, the book is outstanding.