Races of Domestic Poultry: A Guide to Poultry Breeds - Paperback

by Jackson Chambers (Introduction by), Edward Brown (Author)

This special re-print edition of Edward Brown's book "Races of Poultry" is a complete guide to breeds of chickens and other poultry breeds, including ducks, geese and turkeys. Written in 1906, this classic text on poultry is a complete guide to poultry breeds and discusses the history and characteristics of all the breeds of large fowl, bantams, ducks, geese and turkeys that were popular at the turn of the century. Topics include The Origin and History of Poultry, The Classification of Poultry Breeds, British Chicken Breeds, Asiatic Breeds of Chickens, Italian Breeds, French Poultry Breeds, Spanish Breeds, Belgian Breeds of Poultry, Dutch Breeds, German Breeds, Other European Breeds, American Breeds of Poultry, Domestic Ducks, Domestic Geese, Domestic Turkeys and more. One of the most complete books of its kind. Lavishly illustrated. 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.