A Guide to Raising Chickens: Care, Feeding, Facilities (Storey Animal Handbook) [Paperback]

Gail Damerow (Author)

Book Description

Series: Storey Animal Handbook | Publication Date: December 1995

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

" This is the best single book on chicken raising I have seen...Buy this book." -- Ron Macher, Small Farm Today magazine

From the Back Cover

Once you decide to raise chickens, you'll need all the information and advice you can get. And lucky for you, this book is as far as you'll have to look. A Guide to Raising Chickens contains everything you need to know, from starting your own backyard flock to putting eggs on the table. With easy-to-understand illustrations and text, this book shows you all about:

-- Choosing the right breed
-- Caring for chicks
-- Feeding the growing flock
-- Building feeders and shelters
-- Collecting and storing eggs
-- Preventing health problems
-- Raising broilers for meat
-- Showing your chickens

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Storey Books (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882668978
• ISBN-13: 978-0882668970
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,110,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

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76 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has it all., May 25, 1999

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This review is from: A Guide to Raising Chickens: Care, Feeding, Facilities (Storey Animal Handbook) (Paperback)

I read several books on raising poultry before buying this one to have in my library. This book is a wonderful guide for the beginner, covering all issues related to raising chickens for eggs, meat, breeding, etc. If you're thinking about raising chickens, this book will tell you all you need to know to get them off to a good start!

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very infomative, March 23, 1999

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This review is from: A Guide to Raising Chickens: Care, Feeding, Facilities (Storey Animal Handbook) (Paperback)

This book has proven to be very useful. This is the first time I have ever raised chickens. The book covers a wide range of topics that I never even considered. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants detailed info. on chicken raising. It could save you a lot of trouble in the long run!

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, well-organised, and very readable., March 14, 2000

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This review is from: A Guide to Raising Chickens: Care, Feeding, Facilities (Storey Animal Handbook) (Paperback)

My 9-year-old daughter wants to raise chickens, and we bought this book to find out how to proceed. It has answered every question we had, and many we didn't know to ask! The book is so clear and easy to read, that my daughter read it cover to cover. But don't get the impression it is written for kids; it is intended for an adult reader, and has all the detail you could want.

This is an excellent piece of work, with information on every aspect of chicken raising from housing and disease prevention to the general management of a flock. It covers all the aspects of raising chickens from nearly every point of view: the backyard flock, small-time commercial operation, and show birds. Everything is written clearly and well-illustrated, and even sprinkled with occasional gentle touches of humor! An excellent reference book for any chicken owner to keep on their shelf.