by Karma Glos

The best poultry raising techniques for both layer and broiler production involve space considerations, lighting, housing, outdoor access and equipment. All receive detailed coverage. What breeds to choose? How and what to feed them? Glos offers a chapter on each question, including ten pages on diagnosing disease and restoring and protecting birds' health using organic health care practices.

Management issues specific to egg and meat birds and turkeys and waterfowl are addressed, along with slaughtering procedures and packing and marketing ideas. Interspersed are detailed accounts of the author's own experiences on her Kingbird Farm.

Karma Glos has a successful poultry operation, Kingbird Farm, with her husband Michael in upstate New York. She admits having "a passion for healthful, innovative livestock husbandry practices."