Practical Quail-keeping

by Sarah Barratt, Martin Barratt

Overview

Practical Quail-keeping is a comprehensive guide for anyone who keeps quail or who is thinking about starting out. It covers all key aspects of responsible quail husbandry, and explains how to set up and equip your quail house and pens, how to care for your birds, and how to breed and raise young hatchlings through to healthy adulthood. The authors draw on their extensive experience as quail breeders to provide a unique insight into keeping these fascinating little birds. Topics covered include: Legal aspects of poultry-keeping. Feeding and watering. Protecting quail from vermin and disease. Breeding and hatching. Quail recipes.|A comprehensive guide to quail-keeping that gives a unique insight into keeping these fascinating little birds. Aimed at smallholders and poultry-keepers. Covers all aspects of responsible quail husbandry. Superbly illustrated with 140 colour photographs. Sarah and Martin Barratt are quail breeders with extensive experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847974631
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	03/27/2013
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Sarah Barratt is well-known as a quail breeder, and also breeds Malaysian Serami, Pekin Bantams and a range of other pure-bred and hybrid chickens. Martin Barratt has written numerous articles and features on a variety of subjects.