Publisher's Synopsis
This special re-print edition of F.C. Atkins' book "Modern Egg Farming" is a guide to egg farming and managing laying hens. Written in 1920, this classic text on poultry contains a treasury of knowledge on keeping laying hens for egg production. Chapters include Making a Start in Egg Farming, Housing Laying Hens, Economical Feeding, The Care of Laying Stock, Culling Laying Hens by Handling and Observation, Winter Eggs, Selecting Egg Laying Breeding Stock, Hatching and Rearing Pullets, Cicken Ailments and more. An enlightening read on the subject of keeping laying hens, complete with plans for laying houses. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
