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LEARN WHY COOL PEOPLE LIKE JENNIFER ANISTON, JULIA ROBERTS AND TOM BRADY ALL KEEP CHICKENS AS PETS!HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AN OMELET MADE WITH FRESH EGGS EVERY MORNING? BY KEEPING CHICKENS IN YOUR BACKYARD THAT DREAM CAN BECOME REALITY. RAISING BACKYARD CHICKENS IS TAKING THE WORLD BY STORM. AND RIGHTFULLY SO! THESE GIRLS ARE REALLY AMAZING. THEY REQUIRE ONLY THE MINIMUM IN TERMS OF FOOD AND CARE, YET THEY GIVE BACK SO MUCH. BACKYARD CHICKENS ARE SO INTELLIGENT AND ALL-ROUND THAT IT REALLY IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THEM WAKES UP AND DECIDES TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
MORE THAN EVER, AMERICANS CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THE FOOD THEY EAT. THEY RE BRINGING BACK AN AMERICAN TRADITION: RAISING THEIR OWN BACKYARD CHICKENS FOR EGGS AND COMPANIONSHIP. AND THEY CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THEIR CHICKENS. FRESH EGGS DAILY IS AN AUTHORITATIVE, ACCESSIBLE GUIDE TO COOPS, NESTING BOXES, RUNS, FEED, AND NATURAL HEALTH CARE WITH TIME-TESTED REMEDIES. THE AUTHOR PROMOTES THE BENEFITS OF KEEPING CHICKENS HAPPY AND WELL-OCCUPIED, AND IN OPTIMAL HEALTH, FREE OF CHEMICALS AND ANTIBIOTICS. SHE EMPHASIZES THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF HERBS AND NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS TO MAINTAINING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR CHICKENS. INCLUDES MANY "RECIPES" AND 8 EASY DIY PROJECTS FOR THE COOP AND RUN. FULL COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT.
Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics: Lessons for Expanding Your Flock, Understanding Chicken Behavior, Keeping a Rooster, Adjusting for the Seasons, Staying Healthy, and More!
A must-have for every backyard chicken keeper, Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics goes beyond introductory lessons and explores the realities of raising a flock for eggs - and entertainment, of course! From odd eggs and molting to feeding and preparing for the seasons, this book covers the subjects beginner books don't adequately address and re-examines common knowledge that may not actually hold true. It's a resource to turn to time and again for expert advice to make sure your birds are happy, healthy, and productive.
Backyard Chickens: Join the Fun of Raising Chickens, Coop Building and Delicious Fresh Eggs
Learn why cool people like Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Tom Brady all keep chickens as pets!How would you like to have an omelet made with fresh eggs every morning? By keeping chickens in your backyard that dream can become reality. Raising backyard chickens is taking the world by storm. And rightfully so! These girls are really amazing. They require only the minimum in terms of food and care, yet they give back so much. Backyard chickens are so intelligent and all-round that it really is just a matter of time before one of them wakes up and decides to take over the world
Fresh Eggs Daily: Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens...Naturally
More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and welloccupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout.
Poultry Breeds: Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys: The Pocket Guide to 104 Essential Breeds
Poultry Breeds is a fresh field guide of feathered friends with stunning photos highlighting the beauty and unique attributes of 104 chicken, duck, goose, and turkey breeds. Each profile outlines the bird’s history, physical characteristics, and common uses, with specially noted fun facts sprinkled throughout. This pocket-size, browsable guide is easy to use, and author Carol Ekarius knows her birds: she has been writing about livestock for nearly 20 years and has raised her own for decades.
Raising Chickens: Backyard Chickens for Beginners: Choosing the Best Breed, Feeding and Care, and Raising Chickens for Eggs Discover The Secrets To Raising Chickens In Your Own Backyard! You're about to discover the most important skills necessary to successfully raise chickens in your own backyard! Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Getting Fresh Eggs Every Day Choosing the Best Chicken Breeds Raising Chicks Raising Adult Chickens Feeding and Care Choosing a Coop Incubating and Hatching Eggs Much, much more! The truth is, raising chickens can be difficult, especially when you haven't had any previous experience. This book gives you a step-bystep guide on picking the best chickens, feeding and care for your chickens, and producing eggs on a daily basis. This book will give you all of the basic information you need to start raising your very own backyard flock! Helpful Resources You'll find that throughout this book, there are helpful resources referenced throughout the reading, as well as a "Work Cited" section that gives you references to many of the resources that can help you become a chicken pro! Buy your copy today! If you're looking for a beginner's guide to raising chickens
What the Cluck?!: 50 Fun, Kooky, and Downright Weird Facts About Chickens
Did you know roosters actually are pretty good dancers? Or that chickens actually outnumber us humans by a long shot? If you think you know a lot about your feathered backyard friends, you may want to take another look. Chickens are actually a lot more interesting (and intelligent) than most people think. Find out answers to age-old questions about chickens, understand how to know whether your hen will lay brown or white eggs, and get a good look at chicken behavior in this fun, fact-filled book.
How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say
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?
My Pet Chicken Handbook: Sensible Advice and Savvy Answers for Raising Backyard Chickens
The backyard chicken is the new "it" pet―and with good reason: These birds are personable, beautiful, and (mostly) low maintenance. But they're not without their quirks and sometimes puzzling behaviors. That's where the experts at MyPetChicken.com have a beak up on the competition―they hear from chicken keepers daily and offer advice about common mistakes and pitfalls that occur when raising a flock of chickens in the backyard. And customers tell them that the advice they most appreciate is actually how not to raise chickens, what not to do, and why not to panic.
Feeding Poultry: The Classic Guide to Poultry Nutrition for Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Gamebirds, and Pigeons
FEEDING POULTRY is required reading for anyone interested in giving their flocks a better diet. First published in 1955, this book is modern enough that no important point is overlooked, yet old enough that free range, green feed, home-grown grains, and small flocks are given due attention. Written by pioneering poultry scientist G. F. Heuser of Cornell University, the book is aimed at practical poultrymen in addition to poultry scientists, and this makes it more accessible than more recent works. T his book is part of the Norton Creek Classics series; books from our past with an important role to play in our future.
Birdology: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds
Meet the ladies: a flock of smart, affectionate, highly individualistic chickens who visit their favorite neighbors, devise different ways to hide from foxes, and mob the author like she’s a rock star. In these pages you’ll also meet Maya and Zuni, two orphaned baby hummingbirds who hatched from eggs the size of navy beans, and who are little more than air bubbles fringed with feathers. Their lives hang precariously in the balance—but with human help, they may one day conquer the sky.
The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens, Revised: Everything you need to know. . . And didn't know you need to know about backyard and urban chicken Since The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens was first published in 2011, many people have discovered the joys and benefits of a backyard flock. Now Andy Schneider is back with The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens, Expanded & Revised. Are you looking for a great way to reconnect with the earth, the community, and your food sources? Keeping backyard chickens is a fun, simple way to start making this happen, even with limited space in your backyard. Let the Chicken Whisperer (poultry personality Andy Schneider) teach you everything he knows…and everything you need to know…about raising a backyard flock! Ditch the supertechnical manuals and enjoy Andy's unique, common-sense perspective in The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens, Expanded & Revised. This fun, comprehensive guide is a perfect fit for your busy lifestyle.