Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Based primarily in prevention, the holistic approach to poultry health care starts with the farmer. Provide a clean
environment, only water you would drink, and disperse feed consistently and in the right amounts.
In my survey of Northeast organic poultry producers, the two poultry health-care topics most
commonly reported to be on people's shelves were
The Chicken Health Handbook
by Gail
Damerow and
The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable
by Juliette de Bairacli
Levy. These two references are indispensable for the small organic poultry farmer. Damerow's
topic provides an excellent diagnostic tool for determining what ails the bird, and Bairacli
Levy's topic provides extensive herbal and homeopathic remedies. As a result of the survey
and extensive research, I attempted to add to this lineup by writing
Remedies for Health Prob-
lems of the Organic Laying Flock
. This manual is a compendium of management, nutritional,
herbal, and homeopathic remedies for health problems faced by laying hens. The information is
gleaned from organic farmers, old poultry books, herbals, materia medicas, and the extensive
