A Guide to Exhibiting and Showing your Budgerigars

A Guide to Exhibiting and Showing your Budgerigars
Author: Various
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1473390567

This antiquarian volume comprises a complete guide to exhibiting and showing budgerigars, including tips on exhibition cages, breeding winners, preparing and washing your budgerigar, and a guide to judging and the points systems. This comprehensive and profusely illustrated handbook is highly recommended for modern budgerigar enthusiasts, and constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in entering budgerigar competitions. The chapters of this book include: “Exhibiting”, “How to Breed Winners”, “Preparing for Exhibition”, “How to Wash a Budgerigar”, “Judging”, “Points for Colour”, “Masks, Spots and Wing-Markings”, “Undesirable Features”, and “Good Husbandry Pays”. This antiquarian book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.

The Budgerigar in Captivity - Housing, Feeding, Breeding, Colour Production, Exhibition and Teaching to Talk

The Budgerigar in Captivity - Housing, Feeding, Breeding, Colour Production, Exhibition and Teaching to Talk
Author: Denys Weston
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2016-08-26
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1473355869

This antique text contains a detailed handbook pertaining to the proper care and management of budgerigars in captivity, including information on housing, diet, breeding, colour production, and training. A great guide for both prospective and existing budgerigar keepers, this text contains everything one might need to know. This handbook is concise yet detailed, making it a great quick reference guide for those with queries. The chapters contained herein include: 'Description of the Wild Budgerigar', 'Housing', 'Feeding', 'Breeding', 'The Moult', 'Colour Varieties', 'Colour Production', 'Diseases', 'Exhibition', 'Education of the Budgerigar', 'Bird Pests', and 'The Standard Budgerigar Show Cage - Photography and Description'. This text has been chosen for modern republication because of its educational value, and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction on aviculture.

Canaries - A Complete and Practical Guide to the Breeding, Exhibiting and General Management of These Popular Birds

Canaries - A Complete and Practical Guide to the Breeding, Exhibiting and General Management of These Popular Birds
Author: C. A. House
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-03-23
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1446546527

This vintage book contains a complete and practical guide to the breeding, exhibiting, and general management of canaries. This accessible and profusely illustrated guide includes all the information an existing or prospective canary keeper might need to know, and it is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: “Canary Keeping as a Hobby”, “Aviaries, Cages, and Fittings”, “Breeding and General Management”, “Moulting and Colour Feeding”, “Diseases and their Treatment”, “Seeds and their Uses”, “Exhibiting”, “The Belgian”, “The Scots Fancy”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.

Guide to Raising Chickens

Guide to Raising Chickens
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1603424695

A guide to raising one chicken or one hundred. It features topics from starting a backyard flock to putting eggs on the table.

Showing Poultry

Showing Poultry
Author: Glenn Drowns
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2016-01-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1612125298

Expert Glenn Drowns offers all the information and guidance you need to successfully exhibit your poultry at fairs and expositions. Learn how to select the best breeds and birds for exhibition and how to raise them with the proper diet, health care, and handling so that they are at their best by showtime. Drowns includes a useful countdown to help you plan tasks, from pest prevention to cage training, as well as dozens of tips on what judges are looking for.

Budgerigars for Exhibition - A Selection of Classic Articles on Breed Standards, Rules, Judging and Other Aspects of Showing Budgerigars

Budgerigars for Exhibition - A Selection of Classic Articles on Breed Standards, Rules, Judging and Other Aspects of Showing Budgerigars
Author: Various
Publisher: Bradley Press
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781447457367

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of budgerigars. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "Budgerigars for Exhibition" contains information on breed standards, rules, judging and other aspects of showing budgerigars. It is intended to illustrate aspects of budgerigar exhibitions and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition

Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition
Author: Glenn Drowns
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1603427686

Whether you’re running a farm or interested in keeping a few backyard birds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry covers everything you need to know to successfully raise your own chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and more. Stressing humane practices throughout, Glenn Drowns provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, behavior, breeding, health care, and processing your own meat and eggs. With tips on raising specialty species like doves, ostriches, and peafowl, you’ll be inspired to experiment with new breeds and add diversity to your poultry operation.

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 477
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 158017325X

Expert advice on selecting breeds, caring for chicks, producing eggs, raising broilers, feeding, troubleshooting, and much more.

Showing Poultry

Showing Poultry
Author: Glenn Drowns
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2016-02-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1612125301

Expert Glenn Drowns offers all the information and guidance you need to successfully exhibit your poultry at fairs and expositions. Learn how to select the best breeds and birds for exhibition and how to raise them with the proper diet, health care, and handling so that they are at their best by showtime. Drowns includes a useful countdown to help you plan tasks, from pest prevention to cage training, as well as dozens of tips on what judges are looking for.

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2017-12-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1612129315

Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow’s comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You’ll get the most up-to-date details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat, and recent research into chicken behavior and communication makes the sections on flock management truly authoritative. New color photos and illustrations provide more specificity and information about chicken breeds, anatomy, and health.