Chickens in Your Backyard, Newly Revised and Updated

Description

"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"--;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. 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.