Hans von Boetticher: Wildhühner, Fasanen, Hokkos, Perlhühner, Pfauen

Wild chickens, pheasants, curassows, guineafowls, peacocks

The group of pheasant-like chicken birds includes numerous genera, species and subspecies. Especially the exotic representatives have found a firm circle of enthusiasts within the bird lovers who take care of the keeping, care and breeding of these wild chickens.

Due to the massive destruction of their habitat, many of these species are threatened in their existence. Therefore, the breeders have also made it their business to contribute to the conservation of these birds through targeted pure breeding.

This book deals with the keeping and breeding of the different wild chickens. In the detailed portraits you will learn everything worth knowing about the origin, distribution area, biology and appearance of the exotic pheasants. The whole book is rounded off with wonderful photos.

In this 12th revised, updated and expanded edition of this book, in addition to the pheasants, peacocks, Congo peacocks and guineafowls, the family of the curassows and the ocellated turkey are now presented for the first time. Special attention is also paid to the systematic classification of the various genera, species and subspecies, which has not been clearly clarified to date, as opinions in specialist circles still differ in some cases.

This up-to-date and comprehensive book closes another gap in the literature on wild chickens! Completely revised by Christian Möller, Heiner Jacken and Dr. Gabriele Lehari

Hardback edition: 194 pages ISBN-13: 978-3886275625 Size and/or weight: 15.3 x 1.5 x 21.6 cm

Language: German