Parrots for Pleasure and Profit - Their Breeding and Management

Parrots for Pleasure and Profit - Their Breeding and Management
Author: C. P. Arthur
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2011-03-23
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1446546608

This vintage book contains a concise and accessible guide to keeping parrots for pleasure and for profit. It has a special focus on their breeding and management. Full of invaluable tips and a wealth of useful, practical information, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in keeping parrots, and would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. The chapters of this book include: “Aviculture”, “Parrots for Pleasure and Profit”, “Grey Parrots”, “The Breeding of Hybrid Parakeets”, “New Zealand Parakeets”, “An Account of Six Popular Parrots”, and “Some Facts about Macaws”. 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 - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.

Pheasants, Turkeys and Geese: Their Management for Pleasure and Profit

Pheasants, Turkeys and Geese: Their Management for Pleasure and Profit
Author: William Cook
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1473341450

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to keeping pheasants, turkeys, and geese. It covers everything from general management to housing, diet, breeding, selection, and even marketing. Profusely illustrated and full of practical information, "Pheasants, Turkeys and Geese: Their Management for Pleasure and Profit" will be of considerable utility to modern farmers, smallholders, and other keepers of poultry. Contents include: "Stock Pheasants for Breeding Purposes", "Pheasants in Enclosed Runs", "Grass for Stock Pheasants", "Feeding Pheasants", "Sitting and Hatching", "Hatching Pheasants under Hens", "Feeding and Management of Young Pheasants", "Diseases", "Coops and Runs for Young Pheasants", "Pheasant Runs", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text.