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Title

Storey's illustrated guide to poultry breeds : chickens-ducks--geese- turkeys-emus-guinea fowls-ostriches-partridges-peafowl-pheasants-quails-swans / Carol Ekarius.

Author

Ekarius, Carol.

Publication

North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., 2007.

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Details

Description

ix, 278 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

Overview: More than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, the ultimate primer for farmers and fancies alike. Admire the handsome black and white plumage of Lakenvelder roosters, read the fascinating history of the Blue Hens of Delaware, and marvel at the petite size and toy like appearance of Call ducks. And if you're curious to know which heritage turkeys are making a comeback, look no further. This definitive guide to North American barnyard and wild fowl includes a brief history of each breed, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography that celebrates the birds' quirky personalities and charming good looks. If it's fowl facts and photos you want, you'll find them all here.

Uniform Title

Environmental Information Services Collection.

Alternative Title

Illustrated guide to poultry breeds

Subject

Poultry breeds

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 270) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Little natural history -- Species, breeds, and varieties -- Genetics 101 -- Breeding approaches -- Chapter 2: Chickens -- Breaking down "chickendom" -- Colors and feather patterns -- Laying breeds -- Ameraucana -- Ancona -- Andalusian -- Araucana -- Australorp -- Barnevelder -- California Gray -- Campine -- Catalana -- Chantecler -- Dominique -- Fayoumi -- Hamburg -- Lakenvelder -- Leghorn -- Maran -- Minorca -- Norwegian Jaerhon -- Penedesenca -- Plymouth Rock -- Rhode Island Red -- Rhode Island White -- Welsummer -- Meat breeds -- Aseel -- Blue Hen of Delaware -- Brahma -- Buckeye -- Cornish -- Delaware -- Dorking -- Faverolle -- Holland -- Iowa Blue -- Java -- Jersey Giant -- Malay -- New Hampshire -- Orpington -- Shamo -- Sussex -- Wyandotte -- Ornamental breeds -- American game bantam -- Appenzeller -- Bearded d'Anvers bantam -- Booted bantam & Bearde d'Uccle -- Cochin -- Crevecoeur -- Cubalaya -- Dutch bantam --^
• Houdan -- Japanese bantam -- Kraienkoppe -- La Fleche -- Langshan -- Manx rumpy -- Modern game -- Naked neck -- Nankin -- Old English game -- Orloff -- Phoenix -- Polish -- Redcap -- Rosecomb -- Sebright -- Serama -- Sicilian buttercup -- Silkie -- Sultan -- Sumatra -- Vorwerk bantam -- White-faced Spanish -- Yokohama -- Chapter 3: Waterfowl -- Raising waterfowl -- Classifications -- Ducks -- Ancona -- Appleyard -- Australian spotted -- Aylesbury -- Buff -- Call -- Campbell -- Cayuga -- Crested -- Dutch hookbill -- East Indies -- Golden cascade -- Magpie -- Mallard -- Muscovy -- Pekin -- Rouen -- Runner -- Saxony -- Swedish -- Welsh Harlequin -- Geese -- African -- American Buff -- Canada -- Chinese -- Egyptian -- Embden -- Gray -- Pilgrim -- Pomeranian -- Roman -- Sebastopol -- Shetland -- Toulouse -- Tufted Buff -- Chapter 4: Turkeys -- Industrialization and its effects -- Breed versus variety -- Auburn -- Beltsville small white -- Black -- Bourbon red -- Broad breasted white --^
• Bronze -- Buff -- Midget white -- Narragansett -- Royal palm -- Slate -- White Holland -- Chapter 5: Other Birds Of Interest -- Emu -- Guinea fowl -- Ostrich -- Partridge -- Peafowl -- Pheasant -- Pigeon and dove -- Quail -- Swan -- Glossary -- Resources -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index.

ISBN

• 1580176674 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781580176675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1580176682 (hardcover jacketed : alk. paper)
• 9781580176682 (hardcover jacketed : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2007003170

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library