Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock

by Jay Rossier

Overview

Chickens -- why not? Tens of thousands of people in all areas of the country enjoy raising these birds, whether for food or companionship. Of course, you may want to read Living with Chickens just for the sheer joy of it. Straightforward prose and illustrations give any future chicken farmer the tools he or she needs to get started. Jay Rossier draws on his own experiences and those of his fellow poultrymen in discussing everything from feeding and housing the birds to keeping marauders from invading the coop. Personal anecdotes, interesting facts, and lush, full-color photographs round out this indispensable guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599215945
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Press
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Jay Rossier is coauthor of A New Lease On Farmland, published by the E. F. Schumacher Society, and writes occasional book reviews for Northern Woodlands magazine. In addition to being a husband and a parent, he reads, writes, and looks after various fowls in Vershire, Vermont.

Geoff Hansen is a photographer and editor at New Hampshire's Valley News and author of My Life As a Dog: The Many Moods of Lucy. His work has appeared in Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Times, and the Boston Globe. He lives in Tunbridge, Vermont, with his wife and daughter.

The American Poultry Association, founded in 1873 to help hold up the value of standard-bred poultry and pure breeding, supports sanctioned meets at country-wide poultry shows, and publishes a quarterly newsletter and annual yearbook.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
Chapter 1	The Charm of Chickens	1
Chapter 2	Where Your Chickens Will Live	21
Chapter 3	Getting Eggs to Hatch	49
Chapter 4	Raising Chicks	69
Chapter 5	Buying Adult Chickens	85
Chapter 6	Feeding Your Chickens	95
Chapter 7	Hens and Eggs	121
Chapter 8	Butchering Your Meat Birds	133
Chapter 9	The Health of Your Chickens	149
Chapter 10	Chickens and Children	163
	Appendixes
	Chicken Breeds	171
	Hatcheries	175
	Equipment and Supplies	179
	Cooperative Extension Offices	181
	Websites	187
	Glossary	191
	Bibliography	195
	Index	197

Editorial Reviews

"In this charming book, the authors provide a nice overview of the basics of poultry keeping for those new to the hobby. Beautiful color photographs throughout demonstrate the appeal of chickens, adding to the value of this nice primer on backyard chicken keeping." --Booklist

"LIVING WITH CHICKENS will help birds and their owners live in harmony and health. Rossier's easy-going style will be welcomed by both new and experienced poultry owners." --Stephen Green-Armytage, EXTRAORDINARY CHICKENS

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