Der Hühner- oder Geflügelhof

The chicken or poultry farm, both for utility and decoration, contains a practical guide to the breeding of chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, pigeons, and other birds, as well as the breeding of domestic and foreign ornamental birds, particularly swans, peacocks, pheasants, and guinea fowl. In addition to natural history and experience-based notes on the characteristics and habits of these birds, the construction of poultry houses and useful instructions of all kinds are also covered. Illustrated with 45 black-and-white images. Reprint of the original edition from 1879.