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A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens

Author : Melissa Caughey

Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 20,60 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.



Keeping Chickens

Author : Jeremy Hobson

Publisher : David & Charles

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 20,6 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 : 23,34 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.



The Backyard Chicken Fight

Author : Gretchen Anderson

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 27,88 MB

Release : 2011-04

Category : Chickens

ISBN : 9780972822558

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Book Description

Journalist and chicken-owner Gretchen Anderson chronicles the stories of people who are fighting City Hall for the right to own chickens. Find out how hen-keeping is ruffling feathers across the country. Also, learn the secrets to raising a healthy flock in your own backyard.



Keeping Chickens with Ashley English

Author : Ashley English

Publisher : Lark Books (NC)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 25,94 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Chickens

ISBN : 9781600594908

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Book Description

Chickens have left the farm and made themselves at home in neighborhoods everywhere. English presents the perfect beginner's guide to raising chickens.



Keeping Chickens For Dummies

Author : Pammy Riggs

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 439 pages

File Size : 17,98 MB

Release : 2011-08-04

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1119994187

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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



Chick Days

Author : Jenna Woginrich

Publisher : Storey Publishing

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 50,18 MB

Release : 2011-01-11

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1603425845

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Book Description

Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. As you watch these chickens grow, you’ll learn everything you need to know about chicken behavior, feeding, housing, and health care. This playfully informative guide will inspire you to confidently raise your own feathered flock.



Wisdom for Hen Keepers

Author : Chris Graham

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 35,25 MB

Release : 2014-08-21

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1472915291

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Book Description

A perfect gift for the poultry fanatic in your life - both those new to the craft and more experienced henkeepers. This comprehensive collection of 500 tips written by poultry expert Chris Graham covers all aspects of keeping chickens, including: - Becoming a Hen Keeper - Housing and Equipment - Choosing Chickens - Feeding Chickens - Eggs and Meat - Flock Needs - Breeding and Showing - Ailments The tips are grouped logically so that novices can build their knowledge gradually, while old hands might prefer to dip in and out at random or use the index to refer to specific topics. The tips are also accompanied by simple annotated diagrams where required. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colourful linocut prints by award-winning printmaker Melvyn Evans, Wisdom for Henkeeping is an ideal companion for newcomers to henkeeping, and also a perfect gift for more experienced poultry keepers.



A Family Guide To Keeping Chickens

Author : Anne Perdeaux

Publisher : How To Books

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 49,61 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.



The Complete Idiot's Guide To Raising Chickens

Author : Jerome D. Belanger

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 301 pages

File Size : 13,29 MB

Release : 2010-04-06

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1101223715

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Book Description

Readers will flock to this book Raising chickens is a growing trend hitting urban and suburban areas, as well as the country. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Raising Chickens covers every aspect of raising chickens, whether one lives in the country, suburb, or city. People wanting their own supply of organic, additive-free, free-range eggs want to know how to keep their chickens healthy and egg producing. • How to choose what to start with-chicks, pullets, or hens • How best to feed and water • Coverage of the most popular breeds • Everything about eggs, including how to sell them