REARING GAME BIRDS AND GAMEKEEPING: MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR PHEASANT AND PARTRIDGE. By Beth Williams.

2013 1st edition. 8vo (195 x 250mm). Pp224. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

This book is "a comprehensive guide on how to raise pheasants and red-leg partridges. It provides an understanding of each species, choosing the breeding stock, incubating the eggs, rearing the chicks to release and then nurturing the game through to the start of the shooting season. It is a hands-on practical guide that draws on a wide range of accepted best practice, including experiences of overseas success stories. Advice is given on rearing game in a low-cost and efficient manner, without compromising quality [whilst ensuring that] the welfare of the birds is paramount." Chapters include: Background and buying-in the stock; Egg-laying and incubation; The first growth period; Release pens; Broody hens and stock maintenance; Hygiene and managing disease; Game crops and legal cover; Pest and predator control; A final few words.