4-H Guide to Raising Chickens

4-H Guide to Raising Chickens
Author: Tara Kindschi
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2010-01-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1616732210

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.

Your Chickens

Your Chickens
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2012-10-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1603427570

Full of expert advice and plenty of encouragement for the youngest poultry farmers, this introductory guide is designed to show children ages 9 and up how to safely and successfully raise their own chickens. With age-appropriate language and clear diagrams, Gail Damerow provides everything kids need to know to choose, purchase, house, and show their own chickens. Whether they’re interested in raising chickens for pleasure or to make money, this easy-to-use guide will help children achieve their chicken-raising goals.

How To Raise Chickens

How To Raise Chickens
Author: Christine Heinrichs
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2007-03-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1616731931

Whichever comes first for you, the chicken or the egg, this book shows you what to do next. In this hands-on, easy-to-use guidebook, longtime chicken breeder and poultry expert Christine Heinrichs tells you everything you need to know to raise chickens in your backyard—from laying out the yard and designing a coop to choosing breeds, caring for chicks, egging, sexing, and butchering. Whether you’re interested in rare breeds or the garden variety; whether you want to show your chickens or serve them, this brightly illustrated, clearly written guide will prove an indispensable resource.

The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens

The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens
Author: Kathy Shea Mormino
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2017-10
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0760352429

Kathy Shea Mormino, aka The Chicken Chick, shares her wealth of experience as a chicken keeper in a fun and abundantly illustrated format in The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens.

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 477
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 158017325X

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

Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition

Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th Edition
Author: Glenn Drowns
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1603427686

Whether you’re running a farm or interested in keeping a few backyard birds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry covers everything you need to know to successfully raise your own chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and more. Stressing humane practices throughout, Glenn Drowns provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, behavior, breeding, health care, and processing your own meat and eggs. With tips on raising specialty species like doves, ostriches, and peafowl, you’ll be inspired to experiment with new breeds and add diversity to your poultry operation.

Guide to Raising Chickens

Guide to Raising Chickens
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1603424695

A guide to raising one chicken or one hundred. It features topics from starting a backyard flock to putting eggs on the table.

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Raising Chickens

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Raising Chickens
Author: Jerome D. Belanger
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2010-04-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1101223715

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

The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens

The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens
Author: Mike Mike Nis
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2019-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781707985517

===Buy the Paperback Version of this Book and Get the Kindle eBook Version included for FREE=== If you are reading this book, odds are you have already decided that you'd like to raise chickens in your backyard. Whether you raise chickens for food, experience, or simply because they make great pets, the first thing you'll want to do is be sure you are prepared. There are a lot of things to consider when raising chicks. While it isn't the most difficult or time-consuming job in the world, being sure you have everything you need is critical for success. Fortunately, instead of scrambling around on the Internet and hoping you have found all the information you need, you have chosen to pick up this book. Here, you'll find everything you need to know about raising chicks in one convenient place. To keep things organized, this book has been divided into five different parts. Kws: chicken book, raising chickens, how to speak chicken, chicken books, how to raise chickens, a chicken in every yard, chicken coop book, raising chickens for dummies book, storey's guide to raising chickens, chicken chick, chicken health handbook, chicken care, raising chickens in your backyard, backyard chickens for beginners