Baby chicks—can anything be more adorable? So cute, so soft, so helpless! Give your baby chicks a great start by reading the only book devoted to them, “Success With Baby Chicks.” Robert Plamondon had to read over a hundred poultry books to discover the sure-fire techniques in “Success With Baby Chicks,” and he tested them on his farm to find the ones that will work for you. Learn how to choose a good hatchery and a good breed, what kind of heat source to use, how to prepare the brooder area for your baby chicks, what to feed them, and how to avoid common mistakes. All of this is explained so clearly and completely that it has received praise from children, hobbyists, farmers, and poultry scientists alike. Whether you brood five chicks or five thousand at a time, this is the book for you, because its practical methods work with flocks of any size. And it will save you money. Learn how to build an insulated brooder in two hours for $20, keeping your chicks warmer and more comfortable than with overhead heat lamps, and saving two-thirds of the electricity into the bargain! Robert Plamondon is a writer/farmer/engineer who has been awarded 17 U.S. patents and raises free-range chickens on his farm in Oregon.
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Raising baby chicks can be a delightful experience if things go well, but it can be discouraging and even heartbreaking if things go wrong. Read the first page
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Lots of Fowl Language and a Clucking Good Read
20 Mar 2003
By M. G. Forbes
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Format:Paperback
If you've ever considered raising chickens for hobby or profit,
this is the book you MUST HAVE. Plamondon's prose is eminently
readable, and his advice is spot on target. Drawing from ancient
sources as well as modern, he's produced a definitive guide to
the care and raising of chickens for eggs or meat.
this is the book you MUST HAVE. Plamondon's prose is eminently
readable, and his advice is spot on target. Drawing from ancient
sources as well as modern, he's produced a definitive guide to
the care and raising of chickens for eggs or meat.
Not some ivory-tower academic, Plamondon provides detailed
guidance to methods of poultry production, using materials and
equipment commonly available to anyone on a budget. You'll make
back the price of this book in just your first brood or two, in
reduced chick mortality alone.
Buy this book. It's good advice from a working farmer who knows
his stuff, and has the writing skills to communicate well.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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It doesn't get any clearer than this!
22 Mar 2003
By Debra Blake
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Format:Paperback
Robert Plamondon has packed more great information about chick brooding into this book than can be found in any other current "how to" poultry book. The author combines his own chick brooding experiences with still valuable material from out-of-print poultry books, and shows the reader how to apply it using new technology. It is well illustrated with both old and new photos. This book is a must have if you want to raise chicks. I wish it had been available when I first started, but I have it now!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Great Advice from a Trustworthy Source
21 Mar 2003
By A Customer
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Format:Paperback
Plamondon raises chickens and eggs at his successful Oregon pastured poultry operation. He is also a respected member of the internet poultry mail groups.
He has gleaned the best of the past--tried and true information--the almost lost "Secrets of the Past Poultry Masters".The Ohio Brooder plans alone are worth the price of the volume. The guidelines are suitable for all climates and breeds.
The book is strong on up-to-date nutritional and disease control information, and explainations of what does and does not work.
Easy to understand charts and illustrations help the novice and experienced poultry person to grasp the concepts. Plamondon writes in an easy to read, engaging style.
Highly recommended!
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