Storey’s Guide to Raising Turkeys, 3rd Edition: Breeds, Care, Marketing
by Don Schrider
January 2013
Here is everything you need to know to raise turkeys successfully, from selecting the right breeds to housing, feeding, breeding, health care, marketing, and much more. This all-new edition of the best-selling classic covers a wide range of breeds, humane raising practices, pastured feeding methods, organic certification standards, and on-farm processing guidelines.
The revised and updated third edition includes:
– Descriptions of more than a dozen heritage varieties
– Humane handling methods
– Feeding practices, including pasture-based production
– Breeding, incubation, and brooding
– Disease prevention
– Protection from predators
– Organic certification standards