Review: Some good information for us newbies
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
My fiancee and I are trying to do all things healthy these days, and eating eggs from a source we know has nothing to do with GMOs is our latest addition.This book is full of info all beginners will need - even those with limited space for coops.I agree with Dr Stone's comment about raising chickens and gardening going hand in hand since you feed chickens kitchen vegetable scraps thus get fertilizer in return. What I'm unsure about is the advise to allow your chickens to run through the garden a couple of hours a day.  We did this for about 20 minutes and our four chickens were close to eliminating our tomato plants. Ours are privvy to a large coop as we intend to add more (our neighbors are loving fresh eggs - maybe not so much the rooster wake up calls).  Thankfully we live in a community on the lake, and most homeowners only visit on weekends.  I read only 2 chickens can be raised in certain city limits, and wonder how this book works for themI appreciated the section on avoiding loss - there are many animals after chickens, snakes being one of the worst on a waterfront community.