The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference (Repost)
Gail Damerow, "The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference"
English | ISBN: 1603425616 | 2012 | PDF | 320 pages | 12 MB
English | ISBN: 1603425616 | 2012 | PDF | 320 pages | 12 MB
From addled to wind egg, crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia, a comprehensive A-to-Z reference volume presented in a friendly, highly illustrated format. Chickophiles will find breed descriptions; definitions of the most common conditions, situations, characteristics, and behaviors of chickens; and much more. Whether it’s the difference between wry tail, split tail, and gamy tail; the meaning of hen feathered, forced molt, or quill feather; the characteristics of droopy wing; the content of granite grit; or the translation of a chicken’s alarm call, here are all the answers to every chicken question and quandary, from the practical to the curious.