Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224 [Paperback]

Gail Damerow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 12, 1999

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“There are lots of good ideas to pick from – this belongs on your reference shelf.”

Small Farm Today

 

“Judy Pangman has combed the country identifying the top chicken coop designs, from utilitarian to high-style. The result is this ultimate collection of 45 building plans that are sure to meet the needs of any chicken owner.”

Acres U.S.A.

From the Back Cover

Since the 1973 publication of Storey's first Country Wisdom Bulletin, our commitment to preserving the arts, crafts, and skills of country life has never wavered. We now have more than 200 titles in this series of 32-page publications, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins contain practical, hands-on instructions designed to help you master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. From traditional skills to the newest techniques, Storey's Bulletins provide a foundation of earth-friendly information for the way you want to live today.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580172733
• ISBN-13: 978-1580172738
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Gail Damerow runs a small-scale farm raising chickens and other animals. She is the editor of Rural Heritage magazine, a monthly columnist for Dairy Goat Journal, and the author of seven Storey books on animals, with a combined 455,000 copies in print.

Customer Reviews

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275 of 291 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars country wisdom? look elsewhere ..., June 10, 2005

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johnniemac "... an OSHA nerd ..." (an upstate Noooo Yawka) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224 (Paperback)

So why, do you ask, did I give it one star? This guide is actually just a chapter from another of the author's books: "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens : Care / Feeding / Facilities". [Notice this is not mentioned in the publisher's passage above.] If you've purchased that particular guide book - and I assume you have been surfing the chickie books if you're thinking about raising chickens - then why would you spend another four bucks for this volume of repeated information? And for that matter, why specifically buy a coop book without knowing the rest of what you need to know about raising poultry, right? No clucks here - this here in-fo-ma-shun book-e-lette is going to be sent back to them there amazon pee-pul under the return reason: "flocking cheep trick, there, pard-ner".

86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Little booklet with simplistic information, November 6, 2006

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Sara A. Howard "Independent Video Editor and ... (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224 (Paperback)

I bought this book in combination with Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens and found the same information in both. The booklet was apparently excerpted from the book.

I wouldn't bother investing money in this booklet, put the cash instead towards the full Storey's Guide where you will get the same information and more!!

59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Trust Amazon Reccomendation!!, August 1, 2006

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S. Sloan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224 (Paperback)

I grabbed this after getting the Raising Chickens book by the same author. Amazon reccomended this book after I purchased the raising chickens bookm and since I planned on building a coop, I figured this information, along with the raising chickens book would be enough. But, much to my dismay, this Bulletin is more of an exerpt of the book. All the same information is covered in a chapter of the book. Don't waste your money on this at all if you get the other book.