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Kimberley Willis (Author), Rob Ludlow (Author)
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Publication Date: August 3, 2009
Practical how-to advice for raising chickens in virtually any backyard!

Raising chickens on a small scale is a popular–and growing–pastime. And Raising Chickens For Dummies provides an up-to-date, thorough introduction to all aspects of caring for chickens, including choosing and purchasing chickens, constructing housing, and proper feeding. Raising Chickens For Dummies provides authoritative, detailed information to make raising chickens for eggs, meat, or backyard entertainment that much easier.

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Raising Chickens for Dummies

Learn to:

  • Raise chickens in virtually any backyard

  • Choose and purchase chickens

  • Construct the right housing

  • Feed and care for your chickens

Kimberly Willis

Poultry breeder and enthusiast

with Rob Ludlow

Owner, BackYardChickens.com

Your hands-on guide to modern chicken-raising methods

Thinking about raising chickens? This comprehensive, practical guide gives you expert advice on all aspects of keeping chickens in your backyard. Whether you're interested in chickens as pets or as a source for eggs or meat, you'll find all the latest information on housing, feeding, healthcare, breeding, and much more.

  • Do you speak chicken? — learn about basic chicken biology, breeds, and behavior

  • Select your chickens — from eggs to chicks to adults, decide which to buy, how many you need, and find the healthy ones

  • Take care of a small flock — choose a type of housing, construct a chicken coop, feed your birds, and do housekeeping

  • Make more chickens — discover how to mate your chickens, incubate eggs, and hatch and nurture chicks

  • Reap the harvest — manage laying hens, collect and store eggs, butcher meat birds, and package and store meat

Open the book and find:

  • Basic chicken-keeping requirements

  • Misconceptions about chickens explained

  • Top tips for healthy chickens

  • Do-it-yourself housing ideas

  • The best feed for your birds

  • Advice on controlling pests and predators

  • Hints for optimal egg production

  • Information on raising meat birds

  • Answers to combat laying issues

About the Author

Kimberly Willis has raised poultry for more than 30 years. She currently keeps a flock of laying hens and Bourbon Red turkeys on her small farm and works at an MSU county Extension office in Michigan. Rob Ludlow runs BackYardChickens.com, the leading chicken-raising information resource on the Web. Rob and his family raise a small flock in their San Francisco Bay-area backyard.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (August 3, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470465441
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470465448
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I started raising chickens last year. Before that I read a lot of chicken books and got some necessary basic information. Many of the books were much too technical for my level and/or for what I wanted to know.

The wonderful thing about this book is the way it's written. Every subject area starts off and ends with simple, thorough explanations for the reader. After reading a page or two, I invariably realize that I fully understand what normally would have been confusing and complicated.

I keep it by my recliner, open it anywhere, read the page and learn something new every time. I seriously doubt that I will ever need to buy another book about chickens.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought a number of books on chickens two years ago when I was first entertaining the idea of keeping hens. I can toss them all out now that I have this book. I sure wish it was out when I started this project!

Everything you really need to know to raise chickens is in this book. The authors give clear and reasonable recommendations on vaccinations, worming, feeding... just about everything you can think of.

The book is easy to use and clearly organized. It's also engagingly written. I have more confidence in my chicken-keeping after reading this book.
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
A must have book August 2, 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is the ultimate in chicken books and I have a bunch of them! If I had to pick out one chicken book to give as a gift or to recommend to a new chicken person it would be a copy of this one. And if for some reason the book doesn't have the answer to the question you have then the people on the website listed on the cover will have it and they are very helpful! The book is easy to read and very easy to understand. Get a copy today! Mine didn't come from Amazon but it is so good that I want to give it 5 stars and let everyone know about it! And I very rarely review anything. This deserves my review! Signed the Mrs of the account holder and yes, I am a chicken addict! Now go buy a copy of this book and get yourself some pets that will make you breakfast! :)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent information
This book is easy to read and well laid out. Great information for novices & experts alike. Illustrations & websites for additional information.
Published 9 days ago by Thomas Young
Raising Chickens for Dummies
This is a Great book. A must have if you know nothing about raising chickens. Lots of really 'must know' information.
Published 19 days ago by Lin H. Fryman
Disapointment on condition and reader overload!
The first disapointment was the condition of the book. I ordered "NEW" and what I got surely looks like a well worn used book. Read more
Published 22 days ago by chickadee
Love the "** for Dummies" series
Easily understood instructions for raising chickens for the novice. Everything from choosing the right breed to building the coop. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Taryn
Great Reference/Resource
Just enough information that it's not overwhelming, covers all aspects of chicken care, nice reference. If you are thinking about raising chickens I recommend this book.
Published 1 month ago by holycow
Great chicken how-to book!
This book is written by the owner of backyardchickens.com so it is a reputable source for chicken information. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Natalie L
Great book!
I ordered this book for my mom. Even though she already knows a lot about chickens, she loves this book. I was a little worried she may be bored with it, but she says she loves it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jamie
I WAS a dummy!
This book explains raising chickens in a way you can understand. There was a lot to learn and if you know absolutly nothing about a subject this is where to start.
Published 2 months ago by She
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!
This was our first year raising chickens and this book was invaluable in the process. I would also highly recommend Building Coops for Dummies as well (if you are the do it... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Amber Eckert
Buy this book first
This should be the first book you purchase if you are just starting out with chickens. It covers all the important points of raising chickens, from chick to adulthood. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A. Booker
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