I raise birds myself and refer to each of the books I offer for sale many times a year. I don't just sell books, I offer for sale books I think are useful and that I use myself. All good to very good condition. Â 1.Pheasants of the world by Paul Johnsgard I keep a copy of this book in my library. It is the book I go to first when I want to know where a bird is from, how big a clutch the hen will lay etc.
Book: The Pheasants of The World, by Paul A. Johnsgard
Biology and Natural History Second Edition 1999
398 pages, hardcover with dustjacket, condition-used very good
This book brings together extensive information on the comparative biology and conservation status of wild pheasant populations. species accounts address such topics as evolutionary history and relationships, social behavior, movements and migrations, and reproductive biology. Each species is illustrated by a color photograph or a classic lithograph by Joseph Wolf, and sixty-eight line drawings depict behavior and anatomy.Add $5 for shipping/packaging. I will combine shipping on multiple book purchases.  2.Pheasants Their Breeding and Management by K.C.R. Howman  BOOK Pheasants their Breeding and Management Edlington, Hornchurch: K & R Books Ltd, 1979.  Illustrated, pages 117 Part of The Bird Keepers Library The keeping and breeding of ornamental pheasants has grown considerably and with it the need for a basic yet comprehensive book on the subject to guide newcomers through the many aspects of selection and management of these birds. In this volume will be found answers to most questions likely to be asked in respect of housing, feeding, breeding, general care and also on the species themselves.
Illustrated throughout with both color and black/white photographs this book will prove an invaluable reference work for those planning to keep their first pheasants
3.Pheasant Breeding and Care - This is the book everyone should start with Pheasant Breeding and Care by Dr. Jean Delacour.
Illustrated with many full-color and black and white photographs. Hardcover, very good condition, 192 pages.In this fifth edition(1978) Dr. Delacour updates the information presented about 50 ornamental pheasant species and subspecies. This excellent book gives pheasant keepers detailed descriptions of every known species of ornamental pheasant as well as information about building shelters for them, constructing runs,methods of sanitation, breeding and feeding, brooding and care of the chicks and a chapter devoted to health disease control. Calling upon his more than 50 years in pheasanty, Dr. Delacour combines his knowledge with that of his ealy friend, Charles Denley (another renowned pheasant expert to bring you this reliable classic.If you are just starting with pheasants, this is the book to start you out  |