CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Poultry Keeping and Poultry Keepers . . 3 



II. Poultry House Construction . . .19 



III. Plans and Specifications of Modern Poultry 



Houses 33 



IV. Poultry Yarding and Fencing . . .45 

 V. Poultry Fixtures . . . 57 



VI. Incubators and Brooders . . . .71 



VII. Breeds Described 81 



VIII. Selecting a Breed Getting a Start . .103 



IX. Foods and Feeding 119 



X. Hatching and Rearing Chicks . . .149 



XL Rearing Chicks After Brooding Age . .169 



XII. The Fancy 181 



XIII. General Information . . . . .195 



XIV. The Seasons as Affecting Poultry Keeping .215 

 XV. Parasites and Diseases of Poultry . .235 



