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Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks raising chickens you’ll discover the hows andThis is the guide you need if you want to incubate, hatch, and brood chicks yourself rather than buying them from a hatchery. Filled with beautiful illustrations, poultry authority Gail Damerow explains how to hatch healthy baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. She addresses everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best incubator to ensure proper set up and sanitary conditions, understanding embryo development,