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Book 1 –
Baldwin’s American Breed Book: 1940 Edition – 1991 Reprint
This is the second Bantam
Breed Book by John P. Baldwin, Breeder, and Writer & Judge,
devoted to the Old English Game Bantam and the Modern Game
Bantam, from the Shell to the Showroom. This book is fairly
comprehensive explaining the type and color description of all
varieties with descriptive text Price: $9.00
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Book 2 –
Book Of Bantams-First Revision 2004
This book contains 108 pages
Bantam facts, requirements, breeding, crossing breeding and
more. There are several pages of color illustrations.
Price: $11.50
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Book 3 –
Modern Games
Written by
John S. Garrett, Licensed Judge of both the American Poultry
Association and the American Bantam Association, past President
of the APA and Director of the ABA. Mr. Garrett has raised
Modern Game Bantams since 1948. This 35-page book contains the
history of Modern Games, description of the proper type,
description of color patterns, setting up breed pens,
conditioning, training for the showroom and more.
Price: $9.00
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Book 4 –
Golden and Silver Seabright Bantams
This is a
31-page beginner’s Guide to Breeding, Raising and Showing with
advice on cross breeding varieties and more helpful hints .
Price: $9.00
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Book 5 –
Wyandotte Bantams
SORRY OUT OF STOCK
This is an
85-page book edited by Fred Jeffery that is a comprehensive
study of the Wyandotte Bantam. It’s considered a must for
anyone
breeding and showing this lovely breed. This includes
housing, cooping, choosing birds to be conditioned, training,
washing, exercise, feed, feathering, mating, skin color and
more.
Price: $9.00
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Book 6 –
Old English Game Bantams
Written by
Dave B. Sherrill, Jr., Poultry Judge and Master Breeder of OEGB.
This book contains the history of the breed, conditioning,
training, and breeding specific varieties.
Price: $9.00
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Book 7 –
The Rosecomb Bantam
This
comprehensive 39-page study of the Rosecomb Bantam was edited
and published by the American Poultry Association. Articles and
photographs are incorporated in the study of this breed with
helpful articles on hatching and raising, improving your stock
and more. Price: $9.00
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Book 8 –
Japanese Bantams
This is a
60-page book written for all breeders of the Japanese Bantams,
young and old alike. This book covers the outward appearance,
the care of the birds, incubation, broody hens, heredity of
lethal genes, breeding, color varieties and more.
Price: $12.00
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Book 9 –
Silkies
This is a
23-page book devoted to the Silkie breed, edited by Fred P.
Jeffrey 1981. The book includes the history, the Silkie
Standard, behavior patters, breeding, longevity and genetics.
Price: $9.00
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Book 10 –
Crested Bantams --1977 Edition – 1990 Reprint
A
comprehensive study of crested bantams from controlling crest
lice, crest picking, feather eating, breeding colors, reducing
brass in white varieties, this book entertains the Polish,
Houdan, Crevecoeur, and Sultan breeds specifically.
Price
$9.00
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Book 11 –
Cochin Bantams~~1945 Edition – 1990 Reprint
SORRY OUT OF STOCK
This is a
45-page book with descriptions of the many varieties of Cochin
Bantams, with special articles by leading breeders and
authorities on Mating, Culling, Breeding, Color Markings, Care,
Conditioning, Exhibiting, etc.
Price: $9.00
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Book 12 –
Call Duck Breed Book
Written by
Dr. C. Darrel Sheraw APA and ABA General Licensed Judge, Master
Breeder of White and Gray Calls. This book contains
information on history and origins, breeding, nutrition,
hatching, brooding, pedigree, marking, conditioning, selecting,
judging, show results, feed charts and nearly 100 drawings and
photos. A must book for the Call Duck exhibitor and
breeder. 163 pages Price: $25.00
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Book 13 –
American Poultry Association – SHOWMANSHIP MANUAL
(Organizers and Judges)
This booklet is the
manual for the organizer; the judge intended to offer guidelines
for the initiation and development of youth showmanship
activities. Included are exhibitor showmanship steps, a variety
of scorecards, nomenclature of chickens, comb types, descriptive
illustration of examining a bird and more.
Price: $6.00
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Book 14-A Book of Comparisons (comparing the”
Standards”)
This book compares each breed and
variety accepted by the American Poultry Association and the
American Bantam Association in the Standard of Perfection and
the Bantam Standard. The book has an up to date, complete list,
of all of the breeds and varieties from the APA and the ABA as
of December 1, 2011. This up to date book has all of the new
listings of breeds and newly accepted varieties from both
associations along with a bonus listing of all the licensed
judges from both associations. Some of the breeds and
varieties listed here are not listed in the “Standards” at this
time. For the descriptions of these new breeds and varieties
please contact the offices of the American Poultry Association
or the American Bantam Association.
Price: $12.50
includes shipping
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Book 15 –
Your Chickens
This is a
Kid’s Guide to Raising and Showing Poultry written by Gail
Damerow. This book is packed with every subject from choosing
your chicken breed to keeping him or her healthy, feeding, egg
management, caring for chicks and showing off your chickens.1 56
pages with numerous illustrations from feed dishes to coops,
brooders and more
Price $ 16.95
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Book 16 –
Chicken Health Handbook
This
145-page book written by Gail Damerow is a very comprehensive
detailed book relating to poultry health. The information is
presented accurately and in enough detail to give the fancier a
full understanding of the diseases, their prevention and
treatments as well as clinical signs of each disease. There are
many diagrams, photographs and sketches in each chapter. This
book is a must for the poultry fanciers’ library.
Price:
$20.50
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Book 17 –
Chicken Diseases
This
59-page book written by Fred P. Jeffrey covers all of the basics
of chicken health from the nature of the chicken, to the
definition of disease, classifying diseases and more. It covers
control vs. eradication, genetic resistance to disease,
environment, nutritional deficiencies and a list of the more
common diseases known to poultry with a listing of Incidence,
Signs and Control. This is a great beginners handbook
Price: $9.00
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Book 19 –
American Bantam Association “ BANTAM STANDARD”
This is the 300-page hard cover Standard for all bantam chickens
which includes a check list of breeds and varieties described in
this edition. This is the “bantam standard” used by all ABA
judges in judging your bantam chickens and waterfowl. Also
included is a complete nomenclature of the male species and the
female species, of the shanks and toes, wing sections and all
types of chicken combs. There is a complete description of
defects and disqualification in Bantam chickens as well a down
color of newly hatched bantam chicks. There are illustrations in
black and white and several illustrations in color included.
This book measures 6 ½” x 9 ¼” and should be a must in your
poultry library.
Price: $50.00 includes shipping.
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Book 55 – American Bantam Association “ BANTAM STANDARD”
Pocket
Edition
This is the 300-page hard cover Standard for
all bantam chickens which includes a check list of breeds and
varieties described in this edition. This is the “bantam
standard” preferred by all ABA judges in judging your bantam
chickens and waterfowl. Also included is a complete nomenclature
of the male species and the female species, of the shanks and
toes, wing sections and all types of chicken combs. There is a
complete description of defects and disqualification in Bantam
chickens as well a down color of newly hatched bantam chicks.
There are illustrations in black and white and several
illustrations in color included. The book measures 4 ½” x 7” and
fits in the pocket of your show coat.
PPrice: $35.00 includes
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Book 21 – City
Chickens
This 500 page book written by Patricia Foreman has received rave
reviews from people across the country. City Chickens tells us
how to keep “micro-flocks” of laying hens as garden helpers,
compost makers, food suppliers, shows local governments how to
save thousands of tax-payer dollars spent on solid waste by
allowing residents to keep hens in their backyard. It’s a must
read for those wanting backyard chickens for eggs, meat and the
pleasure of watching your birds enjoy their backyard.
Price: $23.50
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Book 22 –
4-H Poultry Showmanship Manual – National Standard
Produced by the University of California as the
National Standard of 4-H Poultry Showmanship. It has
descriptive text and visuals on holding a bird, evaluating a
bird for the judge, posing the bird, walking the bird, cooping
(removing and replacing) the bird in and out of
a cage properly. Price: $6.25
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Book 23 –
Keep Chickens
A 150-page
book on Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small
Spaces written by Barbara Kilarski. This book covers all
subjects if you are considering raising a few chickens or even
several in your backyard. Why keep chickens? Chicken Basics,
Chickens and The Law, Building a Coop, How to pick a chick,
Chicken Care, A Day in the Life of an Urban Chicken Keeper,
Recipes, Summary of Municipal Codes, Chicks & chicken supplies
and more. Price: $ 16.95
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Book 24 –
2010 APA COLOR STANDARD OF PERFECTION
This hard covered book is the COLOR version of the Standard, 372
pages. It details the organization, historical details,
gives requirements for exhibitors and the show room, judges,
illustrated figures of the skeleton and feathers.
Price: $59.00
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Book 25 – Chicken
Tractor
This 320 page book written by Andy Lee and Patricia Foeman opens
the door for backyard farms and all other folks that want to
make the best home possible for their birds thereby letting
their birds give back to the environment with your help. Learn
to build “tractor” buildings, even building a home for your
birds form straw. With the idea’s in this book you can learn to
produce twice as much food on half as much land, make an income
by gardening with happy hens & healthy soil. This book is
directed to small-scale homestead poultry, improving your
kitchen gardens, hen shelters, movable fencing, marketing at
farmer’s markets and direct sales and much, much more. Enjoy
while you learn!
Price: $21.95
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Book 26 –
1992 American Poultry Association “STANDARD ILLUSTRATIONS”
This
96-page booklet has enlarged illustrations of the
distinctive body types of the breeds. This book contains a look
at the body type of each breed and should be used to compare the
birds in your backyard you are considering for the showroom and
your breed pens.
Price $13.00
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Book 27 –
Coloring Book – The Wonderful World of Poultry
This is a
lovely gift or award to give your youth. It has 50 pages of
beautiful illustrations and descriptive text about each picture
your youngster will color. Many members of the poultry fancy
who believed in “fun” education for our youth sponsored this
work of art.
Price : $9.00
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Book 28-Bantams, Intriguing
Miniatures
This is a 52-page
book is written by John Skinner, Poultry Small Animal
Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison. This book
is in its sixth printing, which should tell us what a great
little book we have. It covers everything from the history
of bantams, getting started in raising bantams, housing with
photographs of poultry housing with building plans, breeding,
incubation, brooding, handling eggs, diseases and more. Price
$9.00
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Book 30-Bantam Chickens
by Jeffrey
This 308-page hard
cover book is a wholly in-depth book if you are a serious
breeder of bantam chickens. It covers a study of breeding for
type, temperament, body weight, plumage color and more. The
contents list history, a hobby, breeds and varieties, feeding,
breeding, incubation and brooding, behavior, management,
diseases, exhibiting and more. This is the seventh printing of
the second edition.
Price $ 30.00
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Book 31-East Indie Ducks
This 112-page book by
Dr. Darrel Sheraw contains information on history and origins,
breeding, nutrition, hatching, brooding, pedigree, marking,
conditioning, selecting, judging, shows results, feed charts and
over fifty drawings and photos.
Comments from
Mr. Charles Oltersdorf, Licensed Judge states “Darrel Sheraw
is, in his opinion, the number one breeder of East Indies in the
USA. There is no one else living today who knows more about
East Indies than he does, and he is largely responsible for
bringing the breed up to where it is today in quality.”
Price
20.00
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Book 32-Living with Chickens
Living With Chickens is a great 203-page book full of color
photographs, advice on raising chickens for everything from
showing to butchering. Like the cover page says; “Everything
You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock” is in the
book and this is a good book for the beginner and a great
reminder to those of us that have been raising chickens for a
few years. The introduction is by the American Poultry
Association and also mentions the APA-ABA Youth Program
Price $ 25.00
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Books -Gertrude Sees Series
The Adventures of Gertrude
McCluck is a series of fun books written with a bird’s eye (in
this case a chicken) view of living on a farm. “Gertrude’s “We
Can Read Together” book series are for the pre-emergent reader,
ages 6 - 10. Each book is enhanced with “look & find”, “same &
different” and text for both adult and child. Each of the books
are in vibrant colors and include true educational facts about
having chickens on a farm.
Gertrude is a wonderfully zany character who will entertain you
as she finds clues to solve mysteries around Gerny Acres. Linda
Fikse, Nat’l Board of Certified Teacher, Reading Recovery, Sioux
City, IA Schools and from Kate Hunter, Kansas City Star
Magazine; “The Gertrude books are clever and funny.” This series consists
of 4 volumes and a combo book which is two books in one.
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Book 34 – The Great
Crate Mystery
Vol. 2
Gertrude notices there is an unauthorized crate on the farm!
What is it? Why is it on the farm? Help Gertrude solve the
mystery.
Price: $9.00
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Book 35-The
Yellow-Eyed Pond Monster
Vol 3
Gertrude, the “Chicken in Charge” of Gerny Acres farm notices
animals are disappearing! Could the yellow-eyed pond monster be
to blame? Help Gertrude and her trusty team find out before the
frog full moon.
Price $9.00
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Book 36-A Midwinters
Light's Dream
Vol 4
There is less light in each day, white things are falling from
the sky, and everyone on the farm is acting strangely - can
Gertrude sort it all out before it’s too late?
Price: $9.00
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Book 37-Gertrude Sees
on the Farm
This special book has suggestions to enhance reading enjoyment.
Look & Find, Same & Different, Two Books
In One Price: $9.00
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Book 20 –
Defects & Disqualifications in Poultry
The 20-page
booklet is a basic listing of APA and ABA Defects and
Disqualification taken from the American Standard of Perfection
and the Bantam Standard. This booklet is a visual study
intended for the beginner and as a teaching tool for
instructors. Illustrations and descriptive text are the visual
means for each defect or disqualification. Price: $7.50
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Book 45 – Chicken in Charge C.D.
This is the unabridged Gertrude Mc Cluck c.d. of “The Missing
Eggs” as read by the author Cyndi Gernart. Total running time is
approximately 22 min. (see our bookstore Book 33-The Missing
Eggs) Gertrude Mc Cluck is one busy hen as the “Chicken In
Charge” of the Gerny Acres farm. Rumor has it that eggs are
missing from Gerny Acres and it’s up to Gertrude and her trusty
security team to solve this mystery and to save its most
precious commodity. Could a bunny be to blame?
(Includes Bonus Tract: (They Gotta) Chicken Dance
Price: $12.50
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Book 46 – A
Beginner’s Guide to Raising and Showing Chickens -CD
This is a nice CD for home and classroom use.
The CD includes chapters about choosing chicks, flock care,
showing chickens, how to win at poultry showmanship, contest and
butchering. There are interviews with known breeders, poultry
judges, showmanship judges and showmanship teachers that share
their knowledge in all area’s of raising and showing poultry.
Price: $ 17.50
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Book 39-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Ducks
This 316-page book comes very highly recommended reading for
anyone wanting to raise waterfowl. The author, Dave Holderread,
is a top breeder of all types of waterfowl. Mr. Holderread and
his wife have over 40 years experience raising waterfowl and
have established one of the largest genetic stocks of domestic
waterfowl in the world on their farm in Oregon. This book with
text and pictures covers everything from individual breeds,
feeding and housing, getting the most out of egg production,
breeding for color varieties, showing prize winning ducks and
lots of knowledge on health care, disease prevention and more.
Price: $15.50
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Book 40-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Poultry
This impressive 340+ page book is a comprehensive study on
raising any type of poultry from chickens, turkeys, geese,
guineas, pheasants and other game fowl. It has drawings and
photographs, covers everything from selecting birds for meat or
eggs, housing & equipment, flock health, development of an
embryo, and brooding & rearing.
Price: $15.50
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Book 41-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Chickens
This is another book (340 page) written by Gail Damerow who is a
well-known expert and poultry enthusiast. It has several
drawings & photographs on all subject matters. This is a great
book for the beginner and even to help remind the experienced
person what to do when you want to raise chicks from birth to
fully-grown birds. The books covers care, feeding and housing.
Price: $15.50
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Book 42-Storey’s
Guide to Raising Turkeys
This is a 200-page book and another book by the well-known
author Leonard S. Mercia who was the Vermont Extension Poultry
man for 25 years. Since retiring he has toured Kenya, Uganda,
and Honduras as a poultry consultant. The book contains
information, including pictures, on selecting the right turkey,
breeding and management, feeding and housing, flock health and
processing. Dr. Roger Murray, Animal Pathologist, University of
Vermont highly recommends this book to farmers and students
because the information is practical and useful, and the text is
easy to read.
$15.50
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Book 43- Modern
Waterfowl Management
The is a 359 page book that is in it’s 9th printing. This book
is very comprehensive in the raising, breeding, housing,
feeding, grazing, care & incubation of eggs, and therapeutics
with even some recipes for our Christmas goose or duck. There
are many detailed drawings and photographs that will educate and
help the breeders of waterfowl through their raising of these
magnificent birds. Part 1 – Geese, Part 2 – Ducks, Part 3 –
Swans and a section of general observations are included. This
book comes highly recommended by many top breeders and judges
and should be included in any poultry fancier’s libraries.
Price $ 30.00
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Book 44 – Poultry
Disease Manual
This is a newly published 96- page book written by Dr. Michael
Davis, Texas A&M University. The forward states: This manual is
intended for use by poultry growers (backyard or commercial),
veterinarians, poultry service technicians, Extension agents,
and other poultry enthusiasts as a reference for identifying and
treating certain poultry diseases.
The book is written in a wonderful format listing the disease,
susceptibility, transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis and
treatment with bright, full color detailed photograph of each
disease.
This book is highly recommended by the APA-ABA Youth Program.
Price: $28.50
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Book 47 – Bantams
Bantams is a great book with chapters on the value & purpose of
bantams, characteristics of bantams, several different breeds &
varieties explaining the breed, variety and special
distinguishing features, these are all listed under the name of
the class these breeds are shown in. There is chapters on
getting started with bantams, advice about securing “good”
breeding stock, selection and mating, artificial insemination,
incubation, rearing, feeding, housing and runs, diseases,
parasites and selecting, conditioning, fitting and showing these
wonderful bantam chickens.
John L. Skinner for the North Central Regional Extension group
wrote this14-page booklet. The APA-ABA Youth Program
recommends this book highly for the beginner and is a great book
for all breeders library. Price $ 7.00
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Book 48-
Incubation/Embryonic Development
This 16 page booklet originally prepared by the University of
Florida, Cooperative Extensive Service and edited by the AP
A-ABA Youth Program, includes chapters on the construction of
still-air incubators, construction of a egg Candler, parts of an
egg, incubating and hatching eggs, incubation time, temperature
and humidity required for various species, the care of chicks
after hatching and the preparation & preservation of embryos for
display and much more. It’s a great booklet full of
demonstration pictures.
Price: $6.25
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Book 49-
Embryology & Incubation
This is a project booklet designed to help youth and adults
alike to organize the hatching of eggs. There are instructions
on everything from collection, where an incubator should be set,
to turning the eggs. This booklet encourages learning
terminology as well as keeping a simple record (included) of
these events. It includes great color photographs of candled
eggs with a description of what you see when you candle an egg.
This is a great book for the beginner and a great teaching
tool. Embryology posters are available on page 2 in the website
store and other materials can be found in the educational
material section.Price: $6.50
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Book 50- 4H National
Poultry Judging Manual
If anyone wants to know how our ready-to-eat meat is judged and
graded for our dining table and how eggs are graded to put on
the grocery store shelf, this is the book for you. This
30-page manual was prepared to aid in teaching beginners, as
well as experienced individuals to properly evaluate
egg-producing hens and to apply USDA standards in grading ready
to cook poultry and eggs. Full of photographs and much more.
Price: $9.50
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Book #51 – 4-H Poultry Judging Event CDThis is a
“Show Me How” CD prepared by the University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL, for the 4-H Leader and Participant. If you
wonder what the program is all about and how to prepare in
advance this is the cd to get you started. Overview of Poultry
Judging (state & national rules), Past Egg Production, Grading
Eggs: exterior, interior and broken out, Ready to Cook
Carcasses, Parts Identification and a Practice Menu that can be
viewed on your computer or television
Price: $12.00
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Book 52-The Field
Guide to Chickens
What a treasure we found in this book written by Pam Percy. This
book contains 143 pages full of color photographs along with
descriptive text. There are several different breeds of chickens
with over 60 detailed breed profiles and history including its
characteristics, size and color of eggs and more. There are
several breeds that have long been forgotten in the showroom and
are not usually found on the farm included in this book. What a
great way to to learn about the 8,000 year history of chickens. Price $ 24.95
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Book 53-How to
Raise Poultry
Written by Christine Heinrichs this 192 page book is wonderful
for the beginner and will give the experienced poultry lover new
idea’s on everything you need to know about proper care &
healthy feeds, building facilities and a breed guide and
selections.
Price: $29.95 includes shipping
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Book 54- Regarding
Chickens
This is a comprehensive 3 hour video guide to the healthy
rearing of free ranging chickens. The video includes incubation,
brooding and care of your chickens. There is also coverage on
portable coop designs and interviews with poultry experts with
some wildlife concerned being covered. Important poultry health
matters are discussed with Dr. Dunn, the Avian diagnostic
pathologist and field investigator. This is a highly rated video
for all poultry enthusiast. A great gift idea.
Price: $29.00
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Book 56 – Pocketful of Poultry
This is a 271-page soft cover book chocked full of pictures of
different breeds of chickens. This book measures 4 ¼” x 6”, the
pictures are in full color with descriptions about each
individual breed. Most of the photos are of backyard pets and
domesticated fowl. There are several pictures of breeds that
are endangered and not seen in our backyards as often as they
used to be. Price: $12.50
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Book 57 – Barnyard Games & Puzzles
What a fun book this is for kids and adults that like mazes,
word games, picture puzzles, jokes, riddles, brainteasers and
fun activities. The book is a “beginning puzzle book for ages 6
and up. The book measures 8” x 11”, 144 pages and would be a
fun gift for all. Not only is the book great fun at home during
quiet time it’s a great book for traveling.
Price: $10.95
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Book 58 – Call Duck Varieties
This
62 page booklet is the most interesting full color book on call
ducks that we have seen to date. It’s full of all standardized
varieties of call ducks and several common non-standard
varieties that you don’t see as often in the showroom or in the
backyard. The beautiful color photographs are of actual birds
belonging to folks that have a true love of call ducks. All of
the photographs include a complete description of the bird, as
well as defect and disqualifications for each individual
variety. If you love ducks and especially these mighty
miniatures, this is a must for your library.
Price: $17.50
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Book 60 –
Busy Chickens
(Exclusive only on the APA-ABA Youth Program website
until spring)
This is the neatest little book for our youngsters
ages 2 to 6. It will make a great stocking stuffer.
It is a book printed on heavy cardboard type stock
that will take a lot of rough handling. It contains
lovely color pictures of chicks and chickens doing
different activities with large easy to read print
for those beginning readers. The book is 10 pages
with pictures and print on both sides and the book
measures 5” x 7”.
Price: $8.95
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Book 65- Chick Days by
Jenna Woginrich
This new book is the absolute “Beginner’s
Guide to raising chickens. The book is full of how to raise
chicks right from the egg to old age this book is full of funny
stories, color pictures of the authors favorite breeds (and
why). We can’t begin to tell you how great this book is for the
beginner. Its pure reading and learning pleasure. It’s worth
every penny.
Price: $19.95
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Book 66-Fowl Play
by Patrick Merrell
What a fun book
this is for kids and adults alike. It’s full of
puzzles, humor, trivia, games & chicken stories of
course. It would be a great travel book or a great
book if you are “sick-a-bed” for a few days. It’s
guaranteed to keep you occupied for hours on end
Price: $14.95
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Book 67-Eggs & Chickens by
John Vivian
This is listed as a Storey Country Wisdom
Bulletin. It covers raising chicks & chickens in the least space
and on raising those birds for eggs and home grown food. This is
truly full of common sense wisdom and a great book for anyone
that raises poultry.
Price: $7.95
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Book 68– Building
Chicken Coops by Gail Damerow
This
is another Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin series.
This will help you learn what is needed to house
your new flock in a happy environment that will make
you and your birds safe & happy. It’s definitely
recommended reading
Price: $7.95
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Book 69-Bathing , Grooming and Cage Training
This is a great new booklet especially for the
beginner preparing to show their birds for the first time. It
explains in detail how to prepare your bird for the showroom,
right from what to put in each bathing tub, how to trim beaks
and toenails, how to shine up the legs, wattles & comb and the
basic steps in cage training your bird so he doesn’t get
stressed going from a free flock condition to being put in a
confined space for a few days. It’s full of pictures of real
birds going through this step by step process. This is one of
the best books we’ve seen.
Price: 12.95 including
shipping
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Book 70- Bathing, Grooming and Cage Training
on DVD
This is the DVD version in
full color of the Book 69. It’s a great CD
full of color photos of birds being bathed and
groomed. It’s a keeper for that poultry DVD.
collection. Price $17.50
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Book 71-Bathing, Grooming and Cage Training for the
Educator
on DVD
This power point presentation is in
full color and is a perfect slide presentation for the
classroom. It explains in detail how to prepare your bird for
the showroom, right from what to put in each bathing tub, how to
trim beaks and toenails, how to shine up the legs, wattles &
comb and the basic steps in cage training your bird so he
doesn’t get stressed going from a free flock condition to being
put in a confined space for a few days. It’s full of pictures of
real birds going through each step by step process with detailed
photos of each step. Price $17.50
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Book 72- American Game Fowl Standard
This is the standard associated with the
American Game Fowl Society. The book is a soft cover
book and is 60– pages full of color pictures and
description of each variety of this beautiful breed.
This history is described with articles on the
American Game Fowl in the show pen, conformation,
standard colors, defects, disqualifications and much
more. This is a First Edition printed by Saville
Publications.
Price: $25.00
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Book 73- Building Chicken Coops
There
are 45 ideas for building and housing your poultry in this 166
page book. There is every idea from building a mini coop for 3-4
birds to much bigger coops to hold a huge flock all with
pictures. It also has a “hen setting hutch” that is a great
idea. It’s truly a great book. It includes the scales and
schematics to build each coop. It’s full of adaptable ideas and
will be a great addition to your poultry library.
Price:
$19.95
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Book 74- Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits
This is a 244 page book the all the help and
information you could want about rabbits. It lists
rabbit breeds, how to care for your rabbits and how
to house your rabbits. It even has a section on
butchering and some great recipes. There is a great
article with “Winning Show Tips” by Oren Reynolds a
past president of ARBA and breeder of rabbits for
most of the twentieth century.
Price:
$26.95
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Book 75- Your Rabbits – A Kid’s Guide to Raising and
Showing
This is a great book to buy even before
you purchase your first rabbit. There is nothing like being
prepared in advance to bring home that wonderful new pet you are
adding to your family. This soft cover book is 150 pages and
will be invaluable in having the proper housing, choosing your
breed, handling them properly, feeding them healthy, how to
breed and care for the newborns. It tells you the first and
proper steps to showing your rabbit and even how to market them.
This will be a great book to start your rabbit library or a
great addition to your rabbit library.
Price: $14.95
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Book 76 – Barnyard Read and Play Sticker
Book
Parents love this sturdy
sticker book to take along when you are traveling or
just want to occupy the kids at home. It’s full of
bright, colorful stickers all made of “sturdy”
paper. The front and back covers open so the whole
barnyard is pictured and the stickers can be placed
wherever a child’s imagination takes them. The
stickers can be used over and over. Some of the
stickers are tractors, bales of hay, lambs, horses &
even horse blankets, dogs, puppies, ducks, hens &
babies, roosters, chickens, a girl, a boy, a
wheelbarrow, rabbits, eggs, pails, kittens, feed
troughs, frogs, cows and much more. . This is
guaranteed to be treasured as a favorite book.
Price: $7.98
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