Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock Contributor(s): Rossier, Jay (Author), American Poultry Association (Introduction by), Hansen, Geoff (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 1493029959 ISBN-13: 9781493029952 Publisher: Lyons Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Pets | Birds - House & Home | Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing - Nature | Animals - General |
Dewey: 636.5 |
Series: Living with |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A revised and updated bestseller -Revised in coordination with the American Poultry Association -Covers all the essentials of raising and keeping chickens. -More than 75 color photographs and illustrations. People across the country are raising chickens, whether for food or companionship. You can, too, with this indispensable guide. Straightforward advice and dozens of clear, detailed illustrations gives any future chicken farmer the tools he needs to get started, from step-by-step instructions on building the coop to a brief background on chicken biology; from hints on getting high-quality eggs from the hens, to methods for butchering. Full-color photographs of the birds and their landscape round out this comprehensive book. This bestselling book has been completely revised and updated. Jay Rossier was coauthor of A New Lease on Farmland, published by the E. F. Schumacher Society, and wrote occasional book reviews for Northern Woodlands magazine. |