Chickens
Subtitle: tending a small-scale flock
By: Sue Weaver
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Hobby farms
Publisher: Hobby Farm Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Irvine, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781935484608
Subjects: Chickens; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
Description: "Experienced and novice chicken owners alike will find Hobby Farms: Chickens filled with valuable information about the ins-and-outs of buying, raising, and caring for chickens. As with any livestock, it is always best for keepers to be as knowledgeable as possible about their animals. Every chicken keeper will gather a flock of essential information on keeping these remarkable creatures from this colorful new addition to the Hobby Farms series"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Why Chickens?; title: Chapter One: Chickens 101; title: Chapter Two: Which Chickens Are Best for You?; title: Chapter Three: Heritage Chickens Rule; title: Chapter Four: City Chicks; title: Chapter Five: Chicken Shack or Coop de Ville?; title: Chapter Six: Chow for Your Hobby Farm Fowl; title: Chapter Seven: Chicks, with or without a Hen; title: Chapter Eight: Chickens as Patients; title: Chapter Nine: Bucks for Clucks; title: Chapter Ten: Fun with Chickens; title: Pick of the Chicks; title: Glossary; title: Resources; title: Chicken Stories.