Fresh Eggs Daily: Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens...Naturally

by Lisa Steele

Overview

More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943366088
Publisher:	St. Lynn's Press
Publication date:	03/22/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	175,650
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Lisa Steele is a 5th generation chicken keeper who continues the tradition on her Virginia farm where she lives with her husband and assorted menagerie of farm animals. Her blog Fresh Eggs Daily was named a Top Ten Gardening Blog by Better Homes & Gardens magazine and is the largest natural chicken keeping online resource. Lisa is also a contributor to Chickens magazine, Hobby Farms magazine and Backyard Poultry magazine and has appeared on various radio shows and on television promoting backyard chicken keeping. www.fresheggsdaily.com

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Benefits of raising chickens without using medications, chemicals or antibiotics Chapter 1: IN THE COOP

Chapter 2: IN THE NESTING BOXES Chapter 3 : IN THE RUN Chapter 4: IN THE DUST BATH AREA Chapter 5: IN THEIR FEED Chapter 6: IN THEIR WATER Chapter 7: WHEN YOU WANT TO SPOIL THEM Chapter 8: IN THE SUMMER Chapter 9: WHEN THEY'RE MOLTING Chapter 10: IN THE WINTER Chapter 11: WHEN THEY'RE BROODY Chapter 12: IN THE BROODER Chapter 13" WHEN THEY'RE SICK DIY PROJECTS 1. Salad Bar 2. DIY Fly Catcher (see In The Run) 3. Chick Brooder Box 4. Feedbag Market Tote 5. Herbal Sachets 6. Hanging Treat Feeder (see When You Want to Spoil Them) 7. Anti-bacterial Hand Soap Recipe 8. Homemade Antiseptic Ointment APPENDIXES A. Edible Flowers listing benefits B. Edible Herbs listing benefits C. Edible Weeds listing benefits

Editorial Reviews

"With so many chicken resources popping up all the time, it's hard to know who to listen to. Fresh Eggs Daily is a one-stop shop for anyone looking to learn more about the hobby of keeping a flock. Lisa does her homework, providing a solid foundation behind her advice; and as longtime chicken eggsperts ourselves, we can vouch for the accuracy of information she puts out there."

Meyer Hatchery Jess Murray

"Lisa Steele knows firsthand that keeping a flock clean, comfortable, and well fed is 90% of good preventive chicken medicine. Her common sense tips promote a fulfilling life for both the flock and the flock keeper."

Julie Gauthier

"Lisa is passionate about promoting what, in England, we call 'the good life' - a life close to Nature and one where self-sufficiency is paramount. She is a one-woman dynamo and an inspiration."

Simon McEwan

"I love this book. Period. It's light, it's fun, it's informative with information and recipes, and it is clearly written by someone who has an education in this field of knowledge. I can't wait to read it all over again and have it on my bookshelf rather than dashing to the internet to try and "help" my chickens."

The Fewell Homestead blog Amy

"It's only natural that blogger Lisa Steele would eventually write a book about raising chickens. Reading Fresh Eggs Daily is like going to the coop each morning to collect eggs: You never know what you're going to find, but there is always something good to pick up!"

editor of Chickens and Urban Farm magazines Roger Sipe

"Proof of Lisa's know-how and knowledge of raising chickens naturally is evident in her blogs, where she covers everything from health care tips and homemade remedies to helpful advice about chicken coops, nesting boxes and runs; and now in Fresh Eggs Daily . We're proud to call Lisa a member of our online family and an asset to our community."

Traci Smith

"This is a great book to have if you have chickens. We have used it multiple times as a reference when we have questions about one of the ladies."

From the Publisher

This is a great book to have if you have chickens ? we have used it multiple times as a reference when we have questions about one of the ladies.

Next Gen House Blog - Joanna Taylor Stone