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.
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“Everything you need to know about chickens, all in one easy-to-understand volume: Breed selcetion, health issues, care and maintenace, incubating, hatching, feed and shelter, egg and meat prodution, and more. Many photos and illustrations, tables and index.” – Back Home
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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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Gail Damerow and her husband operate a family farm in Tennessee where they keep poultry and dairy goats, tend a sizable garden, and maintain a small orchard. They grow and preserve much of their own food, make their own yogurt and ice cream, and bake their own bread. Gail has written extensively on raising livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural skills. She shares her experience and knowledge as a regular contributor to Backyard Poultry magazine, as a contributor to numerous other periodicals, and as the author or contributor to more than a dozen country skills how-to books.
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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By Malori Fuchs
Format:Paperback
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!
32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By CLR
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I can't imagine a better book about raising chickens. Gail Damerow covers EVERY RELEVANT SUBJECT. Her writing style is so great that I find myself reading just for the pleasure of it. Her 40+ years of experience raising chickens has acquainted her with every possible subject and issue. She has also consulted with other experts to give the reader an even wider view on many subjects. I LOVE THIS BOOK!
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By Scott Davis
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!
This is our first attempt at chicken raising and this book has been helpful. It works well as a reference for all of our chicken questions.
Published 8 hours ago by john gallagher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Reference!
This contains an encyclopedic amount of information. Excellent reference for beginners and those who have been raising chickens for some time.
Published 12 hours ago by AC211
5.0 out of 5 stars
super helpful
I am a novice chicken owner...after reading this book, I cant wait to set up a half dozen hens near my house. So many tips and great stories.
Published 1 day ago by Lauren
5.0 out of 5 stars
For the bookshelf
I hoped for a comprehensive guide for my bookshelf. This appears to be what I hope that it would be.
Published 8 days ago by Blueberry blossoms
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great information!
Great reference to have on hand if your new to chickens or have had them for a while! I like having a non Internet based reference for my questions!
Published 9 days ago by Jessica Stirrat
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!
I bought a copy of this many years ago, when I was fairly new to raising chickens. It was super helpful. Read more
Published 10 days ago by dc
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect Guide to Raising Chickens
Loved this book! Bought it before buying my chicks and found that it covered every aspect of raising chickens. Easy read. Quick reference. I refer back to it all the time. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Helen Claiborne
5.0 out of 5 stars
What I need
I found this book to be just what I need. It covered any/all questions I had + a few I didn't know I should ask. I am sure it will be a valuable reference for some time to come. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Jeni Green
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great way to start...
I started raising chickens this spring and was looking for a good starter book just to get some basic information on the subject. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Tito
5.0 out of 5 stars
Guide to Raising Chickens
A very well organized, simple to read, book. Has all the information I felt I needed to acquire before I get my chicks.
Published 19 days ago by Patricia Ludwig
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