Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition.

"Poultry" by Hugh Piper is a comprehensive handbook from the 1800s about raising chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea-fowl. It gives tips to beginners and seasoned farmers on everything from choosing the best birds to building proper housing, all while using ideas from experts of the time. Piper talks about feeding, breeding, and how to make money from poultry, pushing the idea that raising poultry can be more profitable than other types of livestock. It stresses good planning and management. The guide starts by talking about how poultry farming was overlooked in Great Britain, even though it could be helpful, and then makes its case for how valuable poultry can be for both large farms and small homes.