The chicken whisperer's guide to keeping chickens
Subtitle: everything you need to know-- and didn't know you needed to know about backyard and urban chickens
By: Andy G. Schneider and Dr. Brigid McCrea, Ph.D.
Contributors: McCrea, Brigid, author
Edition: Revised edition, expanded and revised.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781631593123
Subjects: Urban agriculture; Chickens
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 177) and index.
Table of contents: title: Power to the poultry: the growing urban chicken movement; title: Henology : know thy hen for she is great; title: Backyard outlaws : are chickens allowed where you live? what should you do if they aren't?; title: Prep work : getting your home and yard ready; title: Incubation : so you're egg-specting?; title: The art of brooding : preparing the nursery for your new arrivals; title: Home sweet home : coops and runs; title: Safe and sound : protecting your flock from predators; title: Nutrition : common management questions and suggestions; title: Illness and ailments : prevention and treatment; title: Appendix I : egg artistry : what to do with all those eggs (besides eat them); title: Appendix II : Biosecurity.