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Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks raising chickens From the expertsThis 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,