Your Chickens [Paperback]

Gail Damerow (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

Our friendly and encouraging children's animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in mature yet easy-to-understand language, for ages 9 and up.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up-Two definitive guides, written with inexperienced youth in mind. However, the information is so complete that even an expert farmer might find these titles useful as a refresher course. Each book covers breeds, housing, economics, and maintenance and management. All scientific terms are defined in the glossary in addition to the text. The pages are divided into areas of text and definitions or other boxed information. Illustrations consist of black-and-white photos and pen-and-ink drawings. A list of helpful sources is included in each book. Definite purchases for areas in which there are active 4-Hers and FFA members.
Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

If you have a chicken, or are thinking about getting one, you probably have many questions:
* What type of chicken should I raise?
* Where will I keep my chickens?
* How can I help my chickens stay healthy?
* How do I raise chickens to get the best eggs?
* What should I feed my chickens?

Your Chickens tells you nearly everything that you will need to know, including information on choosing, purchasing, raising, and showing all types of chickens. Whether you want to raise chickens for fun or to make money, Gail Damerow gives you her friendly and wise advice on the subject. You will also find important charts and checklists, so you know just what you should do and when you should do it to take the very best care of your chickens.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 9, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882668234
• ISBN-13: 978-0882668239
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Agriculture

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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great advice for the novice wanting to raise chickens, June 18, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Chickens (Paperback)

Raising healthy chickens is a new experience for most kids today. Buying a few eggs to hatch or getting a couple of cute chicks at Easter is easy, but what happens when they start to get bigger! We know they eat and poop a lot but how do we help them survive to the point where they can actually lay an egg? What do you feed them? Where do you keep them? Can a chicken really make a good pet? You'll find answers to all these and many more questions in this wonderfully written and easy to understand book about raising chickens. Gail Damerow must have raised more than just a few birds because she demonstrates a solid understanding of the common and not-so-common issues facing the rural or urban chicken farmer

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference tool, July 22, 2001

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Shelley A. Hale (West Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Chickens (Paperback)

My very first chickens are 2 months old now, and I've referred back to this book countless times, for help with making brooder boxes, when to remove the heat lamp, buying feeders/waterers, making our coop, treating diarrhea, when to switch feeds, how to tell a cockerel from a pullet (!), to find out if panting in 90-degree weather is normal (it is), etc., etc. It may be written for kids, but it is not condescending. I appreciate the practical and have-fun approach. I just read about the different chicken sounds, and learned that the cool sound my hens make when they're happy is called "singing." Get the book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for children, April 18, 2001

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H. Crosson (Yorba Linda, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Chickens (Paperback)

This book is easy to read. I thought it was helpful even for the adult beginner. A great book for a child/parent project, 4-H or school raising chicks. 4 stars because I had to explain many of the words used to my child.