Review: VERY LITTLE REAL INFO
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2014
While there was a little bit of information I didn't know this was a silly book for doomsday freaks. I have chickens that are 5  years laying. Maybe not as often as they did but I still get eggs. No mention of hawks while letting chicks follow the farmer around or the fact you can easily step on one. If you want to know more about raising chickens in your backyard Google your state and town. Unless you are rural most towns will not allow roosters. Eggs last much longer then 30 days. In some counties they don't fridgerate them. Never give chickens mango, avocado or potato and some other foods. Chickens must have shade in the summer so you need to put a pen by a shady tree or use a tarp as I do. Make sure you have a run off system or the pen will be mud. You can use a kitty litter strainer to get the poop from the nesting boxes. Also chicken get lice so either buy a product to put in the nests or use diaminaus earth aka DE in food grade NOT the pool kind. My chickens and ducks live very happily together. Duck eggs are great for breads and baking. There is so much this book doesn't tell you. You can build move able coops and chicken poop is great for gardens when used correctly. I love watching my fowl and you can get all different breeds which will lay amazing colored eggs. For a family of 6 I would suggest a dozen hens.