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A Family Guide To Keeping Chickens

Author : Anne Perdeaux

Publisher : How To Books

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 17,85 MB

Release : 2014-01-16

Category : Pets

ISBN : 1845285549

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Book Description

For the family and would-be smallholder, chickens are the obvious first step when venturing into keeping livestock. Chickens also make ideal family pets, requiring less attention than a dog yet still being entertaining, productive and educational. This practical book is ideal for the complete beginner. Even someone who has never kept animals before should be able to follow the clear, detailed guidance that is given at every stage. It includes: · Choosing the right chickens and housing for your garden size · Exploring useful equipment, such as poultry feeders and drinkers · Routine care for your chickens, including what to feed them on · Outfoxing the fox - and other predators · What to do with all those eggs! · Dealing with parasites and ailments · Broody hens and hatching eggs With true-life portraits of chicken keepers, little known facts, and helpful and informative personal anecdotes, A Family Guide To Keeping Chickens, 2nd Edition is an easy and enjoyable read for anyone interested in keeping chickens.



A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens

Author : Melissa Caughey

Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 50,6 MB

Release : 2015-04-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1612124194

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Book Description

Chickens make wonderful pets, and Melissa Caughey provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have lots of fun doing it. Covering everything from feeding, housing, and collecting eggs to quirky behaviors and humane treatment, Caughey’s engaging advice helps children understand the best ways to care for their chickens. Spark enthusiasm with creative activities like chicken forts and a veggie piñata for the flock, and feed more than the imagination with egg-centric dishes like Mexican egg pizza.



The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens

Author : Kathy Shea Mormino

Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)

Page : 183 pages

File Size : 19,23 MB

Release : 2017-10

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 0760352429

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Book Description

Kathy Shea Mormino, aka The Chicken Chick, shares her wealth of experience as a chicken keeper in a fun and abundantly illustrated format in The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens.



Keeping Chickens

Author : Jeremy Hobson

Publisher : David & Charles

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 21,94 MB

Release : 2007-04-05

Category : Pets

ISBN : 9780715325674

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Book Description

Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of chickens and includes ideas for crafts and recipes using chickens' eggs.



The Homesteader's Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook

Author : Amy K. Fewell

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 14,21 MB

Release : 2019-05-01

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 1493037404

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Book Description

TheHomesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook is the modern homesteader’s guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm—the chicken. From the rooster’s crow in the morning, to the warm egg in the nesting box, chickens are the gateway livestock for almost every homesteader and backyard farm enthusiast. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know about raising chickens naturally. Fewell guides you in: understanding why chickens do what they do creating your very own poultry or egg business preventing and treating ailments with herbal remedies setting up your property, coop, and brooder hatching chicks purchasing chickens properly cooking delicious recipes with your farm fresh eggs and poultry. This is heritage chicken keeping skills 101, with a modern twist. Not only will you gain knowledge about naturally keeping chickens through every stage of their lives, but you’ll fully embrace the joy and ease of raising all-natural chickens on your homestead.



Choosing & Raising Chickens

Author : Celia Lewis

Publisher : David & Charles

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 25,68 MB

Release : 2009-08-31

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9780715333105

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Book Description

A practical, everything-you-need-to-know guide to keeping chickens for people who are as interested in them as pets as they are in eggs and other poultry produce.



A Chicken in Every Yard

Author : Robert Litt

Publisher : Ten Speed Press

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 19,56 MB

Release : 2011-03-22

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1607740613

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Book Description

Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs? Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland’s Urban Farm Store, and now they’re ready to help you go local and sustainable with your own backyard birds. In this handy guide to breeds, feed, coops, and care, the Litts take you under their experienced wings and share the secrets to: Picking the breeds that are right for you • Building a sturdy coop in one weekend for $100 • Raising happy and hearty chicks • Feeding your flock for optimal health and egg nutrition • Preventing and treating common chicken diseases • Planning ahead for family, neighborhood, and legal considerations • Whipping up tasty egg recipes from flan to frittata With everything that first-timers will need to get started—along with expert tips for more seasoned keepers—this colorful, nuts-and-bolts manual proves that keeping chickens is all it’s cracked up to be.



Keeping Chickens For Dummies

Author : Pammy Riggs

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 439 pages

File Size : 32,72 MB

Release : 2011-10-24

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1119994179

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Book Description

Practical how-to advice for keeping chickens "For me, raising chickens, for eggs and meat, has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of our family farm. I am a great admirer of "chicken whisperer" Pammy Riggs, and with her two co-authors she has produced an admirably thorough guide to enjoying the pleasures and avoiding the pitfalls of keeping chickens. Get the book, and take the feathery plunge!" - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Keeping Chickens For Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of keeping chickens, from constructing a hutch to the correct feeding regime. It offers expert advice straight from the River Cottage ‘Chicken Whisperer', so whether you're looking to raise chickens for eggs, meat, or just the entertainment value and fun - Keeping Chickens For Dummies is the perfect place to start. Keeping Chickens For Dummies: Shows you how to keep chickens in different conditions Offers guidance on choosing and purchasing chickens Gives great step-by-step advice on constructing the right housing Provides expert advice on how to feed and care for your chickens



How to Speak Chicken

Author : Melissa Caughey

Publisher : Storey Publishing

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 11,3 MB

Release : 2017-11-28

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1612129110

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Book Description

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favorite pet — fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock. Combining her up-close observations with scientific findings and interviews with other chicken enthusiasts, Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? and How do chickens learn? Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner



Your Chickens

Author : Gail Damerow

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 233 pages

File Size : 34,49 MB

Release : 2012-10-19

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1603427570

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Book Description

Full of expert advice and plenty of encouragement for the youngest poultry farmers, this introductory guide is designed to show children ages 9 and up how to safely and successfully raise their own chickens. With age-appropriate language and clear diagrams, Gail Damerow provides everything kids need to know to choose, purchase, house, and show their own chickens. Whether they’re interested in raising chickens for pleasure or to make money, this easy-to-use guide will help children achieve their chicken-raising goals.