Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: 3rd Edition Author: Gail Damerow | Language: English | ISBN:
1603424709 | Format: EPUB
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: 3rd Edition Description
Here is all the information you need to successfully raise chickens — from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops, keeping the birds healthy, and protecting them from predators. This revised third edition contains a new chapter on training chickens and understanding their intelligence, expanded coverage of hobby farming, and up-to-date information on chicken health issues, including avian influenza and fowl first aid.
- Series: Storey's Guide to Raising Series
- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 3 edition (February 20, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1603424709
- ISBN-13: 978-1603424707
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I have browsed/read the previous edition of Gail Damerow's book, but in this one I discovered information that was not in the older one. For example, the information about types of predators and how to identify them was of particular interest to me, since one of my young chickens was eaten by a "mystery animal." This book is great as either a book to read through or as a handbook (which I am using it as). There's also good guidelines on making your own feed. Every chicken keeper must own this book!
By Malori Fuchs
Well I haven't read that many books on raising chickens, but this book seems to be THE guide to have. Every subject you can imagine is covered. However, I think the breed selection section could be better. The other book I have is Keeping Chickens, which has terrific pictures and descriptions of the most popular breeds available. Like I said in the review of that book: a marriage of the two books would be perfect. If you're looking for a detailed reference book about raising chickens this is definitely the book for you.
By Scott Davis
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