Pure Poultry
Living Well with Heritage Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks
by Victoria Miller
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Pub Date Nov 01 2013 | Archive Date May 02 2014
Description
Houdan. Nankin. Indian Runner. Narragansett. These may sound like exotic place names or unusual varieties of produce, but each actually refers to one of the many hundreds of lesser-known poultry breeds which tempt the livestock owner who's prepared to venture into less familiar territory. Providing an alternative to commercial breeds and hybrids, heritage breeds each boast their own unique characteristics and personality traits, and are a valuable (and entertaining) addition to a sustainable food system.
Pure Poultry is the first book in nearly a hundred years to focus specifically on heritage breeds of chickens, turkeys and ducks and their role in a self-reliant lifestyle. This timely, beautifully illustrated resource includes:
Detailed guidelines on everything from housing, breeding and day-to-day care, to processing, cooking and preservingMuch-needed information on using heritage breeds for egg and meat productionTips, inspiration, recommended reading, and additional resourcesA unique planning worksheet that simplifies the process of starting out with poultry.Brimming with quiet humor, Pure Poultry is an immensely readable "how-to and why-to" based entirely on personal experience - including plenty of lessons learned the hard way. Pure Poultry shows how heritage-breed poultry can enhance and deepen anyone's quality of life, whether you have a farm, a small backyard, or a neighbor with space to share.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
Part memoir and part roadmap to success, Pure Poultry tells a compelling story full of grit, passion and discovery as the author and her husband embrace a sustainable, off-grid life in the woods – with chickens, turkeys and ducks. Whether you are a seasoned fowl keeper or a passionate dreamer, you will find yourself nodding, laughing, commiserating, learning and simply enjoying the author’s knack for weaving her experiences, observations and lessons into a page-turner of a narrative. Once I started reading, it was next to impossible to put Pure Poultry down, even when I heard my own geese honking for their supper. And when I finally closed the book, for the last time, I knew exactly why I keep the fowl that I do, I learned some tricks I’d not discovered in the past 35 years and I felt happy!
--- Oscar H. “Hank” Will; sustainable farmer; editor in chief, GRIT Magazine; author, Plowing with Pigs
In Pure Poultry,[Miller’s pragmatism and mirth] come through in a beautiful blend, making this a great book for anyone who is dreams of waltzing down the country-living path (whether or not you intend to raise heritage poultry). And in sharing her own life experiences, she also provides an excellent resource for the aspiring poultry person to learn the how to’s of keeping chickens, ducks and turkeys in your own backyard or on your own farm.
---Carol Ekarius, author, Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
Pure Poultry is not merely about chickens, ducks, and turkeys, but about one couple's off-grid sustainable life style that includes keeping free-range poultry for fun and profit. Author Victoria Redhed Miller's engaging style draws you in right from the start and holds you captive all the way to the end. Reading Pure Poultry is like visiting with an old friend.
-- Gail Damerow, author of The Chicken Encyclopedia
Pure Poultry is a fun, easy read and full of personal stories. Sharing their experience raising turkeys, ducks and chickens is a lesson to all. All beginners can learn from their wins and mistakes at getting started with poultry.
---Frank R. Reese founder of Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780865717534 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
