Home to roost
Subtitle: a backyard farmer chases chickens through the ages
By: Bob Sheasley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780312373641
Subjects: Chickens -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes.
Other titles: Backyard farmer chases chickens through the ages
Description: A lighthearted scientific history of the chicken is interspersed with the author's story of tending his backyard poultry farm throughout the course of a year, in an account that features such topics as the role of the chicken in folk medicine and technology, what a chicken's DNA reveals about its relation to humans, and how classical music can bolster egg laying.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: You come, too; title: Spring a season to sow; title: Joy in the morning; title: Trumpet to the morn; title: Crossing the road; title: Homegrown; title: Summer a season to grow; title: The killing fields; title: Desires of the flesh; title: Chicken noodle; title: Fall a season to collect; title: Joy of eggs; title: Basket; title: Winter a season to reflect; title: Kinder, gentler; title: In sickness and health; title: Home to roost; title: Golden dreams.