Raising Chickens

Author : Anne Kuo,Jane Smith
Publisher : Rockridge Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1638079978

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The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens by Anne Kuo,Jane Smith Pdf

A beginner's guide to ruling the roost and raising happy backyard chickens The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens makes it easy to start keeping these surprisingly smart birds right in your own backyard. From constructing coops to rearing chicks, you'll learn everything you need to know to make sure your chickens stay happy and healthy all year round. Which breed of chicken is right for you? What's the best bedding material? What sort of feed should you use? Expert chicken keeper Anne Kuo answers these questions―and many others―in this fun and friendly reference book that will get you excited to raise your new feathered friends. This book on raising chickens guides you through: Getting from the chicken to the egg―Find out how to raise chicks, keep your birds safe from predators, introduce new birds to the flock, and more. Creating a custom coop―Build the perfect home for raising chickens with detailed backyard coop construction guides. Expert care advice--Learn how to identify different behaviors in your chicken, help solve egg shortages, and navigate a range of potential surprises with confidence. Get your first flock started successfully with The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens.

Author : Christine Heinrichs
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780760343777

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How to Raise Chickens by Christine Heinrichs Pdf

Whether you want to raise 5 chickens or 50, whether you have a 40-foot city lot or a 40-acre farm, the expert advice in this hands-on guidebook makes it easy for you to get started raising a healthy flock. Whichever comes first for you, the chicken or the egg, this book will show you what to do next with longtime chicken breeder Christine Heinrichs explaining all the helpful DOs and important DON’Ts. This brightly illustrated, full-color guide will prove an indispensable resource for anyone interested in raising their very own flocks. Easy-to-follow advice helps you to: Choose breeds and obtain stock House and feed chickens Manage your flock and keep it healthy Select and cull for breeding programs Incubate eggs and care for chicks Raise chickens in the country, suburbs, or city The book provides information on breed types, obtaining stock, housing, feeding, flock management, breeding programs, incubation and care of chicks, selection and culling, showing, health care, and the legal aspects of raising chickens. Reviewed and approved by Dr. Clint Rusk (Purdue University Associate Professor in the Youth Development and Agriculture Education Department), this book will give you the tools you need to succeed in a challenging but rewarding business.

Author : Tara Kindschi
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781616732219

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4-H Guide to Raising Chickens by Tara Kindschi Pdf

Raising chickens teaches more than animal husbandry. It’s a hands-on chance to learn the character- and community-building principles and practices that 4-H is all about. And, of course, it’s fun. This easy-to-follow, illustrated guide introduces beginners to the basics of how to raise chickens. Whether you’re a 4-H’r, a first-time poultry owner, or a future egg farmer, The 4-H Guide to Raising Chickens provides step-by-step instructions for your project. From selecting a breed to caring for chicks, from housing and fencing to feeding and preventing or treating illness, the guide presents simple, straightforward information about chickens of all kinds, raised for pets, eggs, or meat. It also includes a glossary and list of resources.

Author : Kathy Shea Mormino
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780760359792

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The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens by Kathy Shea Mormino Pdf

Care for your flock with this “practical, common-sense, easy-to-read” guide to chicken keeping, filled with color photos (Michael Darre, PhD, Professor of Poultry Science, University of Connecticut). The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens takes you through all aspects of small flock care, including feeding, housing, chicken health, and so much more! Known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings her expertise on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world through her wildly popular blog and social media. Now her down-to-earth approach to chicken-keeping is available in book form. Sharing her years of hard-earned experience and collaborations with poultry veterinarians, nutritionists, and professors, she provides simple steps to care for these uncommon pets with confidence. She guides newbie, veteran, and would-be backyard chickeneers through all aspects of small flock care—from getting started to housing, feeding, egg production, health, and beyond.

Author : Kimberley Willis,Robert T. Ludlow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119675952

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Raising Chickens For Dummies by Kimberley Willis,Robert T. Ludlow Pdf

Your hands-on guide to modern chicken-raising methods Thinking about raising chickens? You've come to the right place! This new edition of Raising Chickens For Dummies provides the most up-to-date, thorough information on the many aspects of keeping chickens in your backyard. Inside, you'll find hands-on, easy-to-follow instructions on choosing and purchasing chickens, constructing housing for your birds, feeding your chickens for optimal health, combating laying issues, controlling pests and predators, optimizing egg production, and much more. Raising chickens on a small scale is a popular—and growing—pastime. If you're interested in keeping chickens as pets or as a source for eggs, Raising Chickens For Dummies gives you plain-English explanations of everything you need to know to about caring for chickens. Inside, you'll learn about basic chicken biology, breeds, and behavior, which chicken breed is best for you, how many you need, ways to spot healthy chickens, how to build a chicken coop, best practices for mating your chickens, how to incubate eggs, how to hatch and nurture chicks, manage laying hens, collect and store eggs, and butcher meat birds. Offers practical advice on choosing and purchasing chickens Helps you construct the right housing for your chickens Provides tips on feeding and caring for your chickens Includes top tips for raising healthy chickens Whether you're a first-time poulterer or you've been raising chickens for years, this comprehensive guide provides practical how-to advice for keeping chickens in virtually any backyard. Raising Chickens For Dummies (9781119675921) was previously published as Raising Chickens For Dummies (9781118982785). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

Author : Gail Damerow
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 158017325X

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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow Pdf

Expert advice on selecting breeds, caring for chicks, producing eggs, raising broilers, feeding, troubleshooting, and much more.

Author : Christine Heinrichs
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780760364130

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How to Raise Chickens by Christine Heinrichs Pdf

Whether you want to raise 5 chickens or 50, have a 40-foot city lot or a 40-acre farm, the expert advice in Future Farmers of America (FFA)–licensed How to Raise Chickens makes it easy for young readers and beginners to get started raising a healthy flock. Whichever comes first for you, the chicken or the egg, this book shows what to do next with the help of longtime chicken breeder Christine Heinrichs, who explains all the helpful dos and important don'ts. Easy-to-follow advice helps readers: Choose breeds and obtain stock House and feed chickens Manage your flock and keep it healthy Select and cull for breeding programs Incubate eggs and care for chicks Raise chickens in the country, suburbs, or city How to Raise Chickens provides information on breed types, obtaining stock, housing, feeding, flock management, breeding programs, incubation and care of chicks, selection and culling, showing, health care, and the legal aspects of raising chickens. Reviewed and approved by Dr. Clint Rusk (Purdue University Associate Professor in the Youth Development and Agriculture Education Department), this book will give you the tools you need to succeed in raising these challenging but rewarding animals. Beautifully designed and authoritatively written, How to Raise Chickens is a trusted source of information to new chicken keepers of all ages, sure to inspire further investigation of the hobby.

Author : Jerome D. Belanger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781101223710

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The Complete Idiot's Guide To Raising Chickens by Jerome D. Belanger Pdf

Readers will flock to this book Raising chickens is a growing trend hitting urban and suburban areas, as well as the country. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Raising Chickens covers every aspect of raising chickens, whether one lives in the country, suburb, or city. People wanting their own supply of organic, additive-free, free-range eggs want to know how to keep their chickens healthy and egg producing. • How to choose what to start with-chicks, pullets, or hens • How best to feed and water • Coverage of the most popular breeds • Everything about eggs, including how to sell them

Author : Dave Ingham
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781952535956

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Backyard Chickens by Dave Ingham Pdf

Keeping a few hens was once only for rural dwellers with big yards - or inner-city hippies. Now it's mainstream and an attractive proposition wherever you live. Fluffy little recycling units that eat weeds, bugs and scraps and turn them into organic eggs - what's not to love? Chickens are great backyard pets for young and old - they're a natural extension for everyone with a vegie patch, and for those who like eggs but are concerned about the welfare of commercial hens. This book is the perfect reference, whether you're already keeping chickens or an absolute beginner thinking about getting a couple of chooks. Dave Ingham offers compulsively readable advice on how to start, housing and feeding, settling chickens in with other pets, troubleshooting, and the (minimal) commitment required to keep your backyard hens healthy and happy. 'This book is the what for, how to, where and why of chickens for novices and wranglers alike.' - Costa Georgiadis, ABC Gardening Australia

Author : Jenna Woginrich
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781603425841

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Chick Days by Jenna Woginrich Pdf

Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. As you watch these chickens grow, you’ll learn everything you need to know about chicken behavior, feeding, housing, and health care. This playfully informative guide will inspire you to confidently raise your own feathered flock.

Author : Michelle Marine
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781510751064

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How to Raise Chickens for Meat by Michelle Marine Pdf

If self-sufficiency and raising your own food is important to you, this book will help you pull together a complete farm-to-table experience. Gone are the days when grandma headed to the chicken coop in search of dinner. In this day and age, when fewer and fewer people know where their food comes from, How to Raise Chickens for Meat helps families take control of their food supply once again. Divided into four easy-to-navigate sections,How to Raise Chickens for Meat is packed with practical information. The first section, Getting Started, includes information on breed specifics, timing, and quantity. This section will help you analyze options and make informed decisions as you get started. The second section, Care & Feeding, dives into the specifics of keeping your flock healthy. Learn how to set up a brooder, what to feed your chickens, how to safely pasture them, and how to keep your flock stress-free. The third section, Butchering, prepares you for one of the more challenging parts of raising chickens for meat. It addresses some of the emotions you may feel along with the actual process of butchering and provides practical tips to make it easier. It also discusses alternative options if you don’t want to process your own chickens. The book concludes with cooking tips and delicious tried and true farm-to-table recipes to impress even the most doubtful family member! How to Raise Chickens for Meat is the resource your homestead library has been missing.

Author : Melissa Caughey
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612124193

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A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens by Melissa Caughey Pdf

Chickens make wonderful pets, and Melissa Caughey provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have lots of fun doing it. Covering everything from feeding, housing, and collecting eggs to quirky behaviors and humane treatment, Caughey’s engaging advice helps children understand the best ways to care for their chickens. Spark enthusiasm with creative activities like chicken forts and a veggie piñata for the flock, and feed more than the imagination with egg-centric dishes like Mexican egg pizza.

Author : Martin Gurdon
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Chickens
ISBN : 1592283233

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Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance by Martin Gurdon Pdf

James Herriot meets Bill Bryson in this hilarious account of one mans relationship Z99 his chickens

Author : Becky's Homestead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1697601723

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Becky's Guide To Raising Backyard Chickens by Becky's Homestead Pdf

Do you want to raise backyard chickens but don't know where to start? I wrote this Book to help people who are getting baby chickens and want to get a good start and avoid as many hiccups and disasters as possible. This is the Book I wish I had when I was getting started.In Becky's Guide To Raising Backyard Chickens I cover these topics: Are chickens legal in my neighborhood?What supplies do I need to get started?How big does the coop need to be?How do I protect my chickens from predators?What are the best chicken breeds for egg production?What's the best food for good egg production?How do I de-worm my chickens naturally?Will I need a rooster?How to store my fresh eggs?How do I care for baby chicks?And I tell you my personal story which will help you see exactly how it's all done from start to finish

Author : Minnie Rose Lovgreen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Chickens
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000432850

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Minnie Rose Lovgreen's Recipe for Raising Chickens by Minnie Rose Lovgreen Pdf