Chickens in Your Backyard : : a Beginner's Guide

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Animals / Birds, 636.5 Da
On Shelf At: Traverwood Branch

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Originally published in different form by Rodale Books in 1976.
Introduction: before the beginning -- Words you should know -- Protecting your chickens -- Protecting your garden --Housing your chickens -- Feeding your chickens -- Roosters to crow about -- Eggs from your hens -- The setting hen -- Mechanical incubating -- Caring for your chicks -- Finger-lickin' backyard chicken -- Showing your chickens -- Tips and tricks for happy, healthy chickens -- Staring your flock -- Chickens for fun.
All the basics (and beyond!) for raising happy, healthy chickens. In cities, suburbs, and everywhere in between, a classic American tradition is back in a big way--raising backyard chickens for eggs, meat, fun, or profit. Chickens in Your Backyard has been the go-to guide for chicken care for more than 40 years. This revised and updated edition combines all the classic techniques with the most up-to-date information--from incubating, raising, housing, and feeding, to treating disease and raising chickens for show. Chickens in Your Backyard provides everything you need to know to turn your backyard into a happy homestead..-- Publisher description.

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