{"id":518,"date":"2016-03-01T00:27:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T00:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=518"},"modified":"2026-10-18T08:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:49:14","slug":"poultry-production","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/poultry\/poultry-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Poultry Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Practice and Science of Chickens<\/h2>\n<style>.ncp-book{text-align:center;float:right;clear:right;margin:.375em 0 1.75em 1.75em;}.ncp-book--left{float:left;clear:left;margin:.375em 1.75em 1.75em 0;}.ncp-book--center{float:none;clear:both;margin:1.5em auto;}.ncp-book--none{float:none;margin:1.5em 0;}.entry-content .ncp-book a{box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;}.entry-content .ncp-book a.ncp-book__cover{display:block;margin:0 0 .6em;}.ncp-book img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.25);}.entry-content .ncp-book a.ncp-book__btn{display:inline-block;padding:.618em 1em;border-radius:3px;background:#1b4411;color:#fff;font:700 13pt\/1 Montserrat,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.046875em;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap;}.entry-content .ncp-book a.ncp-book__btn:hover{background:#003300;color:#fff;}@media (max-width:599px){.ncp-book,.ncp-book--left{float:none;clear:both;margin:1.5em auto;}}<\/style><div class=\"ncp-book ncp-book--left\" style=\"width:190px;max-width:100%\"><a class=\"ncp-book__cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/product\/poultry-production\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/poultry-production-cover.jpg?fit=674%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Poultry Production book cover\" width=\"166\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><a class=\"ncp-book__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/product\/poultry-production\/\" aria-label=\"Get the Book: Poultry Production\">Get the Book<\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>by Leslie E. Card<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>414 pages.198 illustrations. ISBN 1938099028.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Scientifically based books for raising modest numbers of chickens became as rare as hen\u2019s teeth. There are plenty of rule-of-thumb books for backyarders and massive tomes for poultry scientists, but little in the way of sound, reliable works for serious poultrykeepers. Fortunately, we can find what we need by turning back the clock a bit.<\/p>\n<p>This book, the 9th edition of <em>Poultry Production,<\/em> is just what we need.<em>\u00a0<\/em>It&#8217;s from 1961: new enough that all the basic scientific principles had been discovered, but old enough that small- and medium-sized flocks have not been forgotten. Leslie Card\u2019s application of carefully tested methods to practical poultrykeeping problems allows you\u00a0 to move forward with your own flock.<\/p>\n<p><em>Poultry Production<\/em>\u00a0is lavishly illustrated, with 55 tables and nearly 200 photographs, drawing, charts, and graphs to clarify the details of every aspect of keeping chickens successfully.\u00a0(For example, a graph showing how a concrete floor affects the air temperature at floor level, warming it by more than 5 \u00b0F in cold weather and cooling it by more than 15 \u00b0F in hot weather). This kind of detail means there\u2019s a place for <em>Poultry Production<\/em> on every chicken owner\u2019s shelf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: darkblue\"><b>A Personal Note to Students.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: darkblue\"><b>1. The Poultry Industry.<br \/>\n2. The Structure of the Chicken and the Formation of the Egg.<br \/>\n3. Principles of Poultry Breeding.<br \/>\n4. Selection and Improvement.<br \/>\n5. Incubation.<br \/>\n6. Brooding and Rearing.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: darkblue\"><b>7. Houses and Equipment.<br \/>\n8. The Principles of Poultry Nutrition.<br \/>\n9. The Feeds.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: darkblue\"><b>10. The Nutrient Requirements of Poultry.<br \/>\n11. Controlling Disease and Parasites.<br \/>\n12. Marketing Eggs.<br \/>\n13. Marketing Poultry.<br \/>\n14. The Business of Poultry Keeping.<br \/>\nIndex.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Leslie-E-Card-Poultry-Production-Norton-Creek-Press-300px.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-514\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-514\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Leslie-E-Card-Poultry-Production-Norton-Creek-Press-300px.jpg?resize=226%2C300\" alt=\"Leslie-E-Card-Poultry-Production-Norton-Creek-Press-300px\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>About Leslie E. Card.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leslie E. 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