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Raising chickens for dummies [electronic resource] / Kimberly Willis with Rob Ludlow.

by Willis, Kimberley, author.

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Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2015]

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9781118982792 electronic bk.

1118982797 electronic bk.

1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages) : illustrations.

Introduction -- pt. 1. Getting started with raising chickens -- The joy of chickens -- Basic chicken biology and behavior -- A chicken isn't just a chicken : your guide to breeds -- Buying chickens -- pt. 2. Housing your flock -- Choosing your housing type -- Designing and constructing a coop -- Coop, sweet coop : furnishing and housekeeping -- pt. 3. Caring for your flock : general management -- Feeding your flock -- Controlling pests and predators -- Keeping your flock happy and healthy -- Handling health problems -- pt. 4. Breeding : from chicken to egg and back again -- Mating your chickens -- Incubating eggs and hatching chicks -- Raising chicks -- pt. 5. Special management considerations -- Managing layers and collecting eggs -- Raising and butchering meat birds -- pt. 6. The part of tens -- More than ten tips for keeping healthy, stress-free chickens -- More than ten misconceptions about chickens, eggs, and so on.

Your hands-on guide to modern chicken-raising methodsRaising Chickens For Dummies gives you plain-English explanations of everything you need to know to about caring for chickens. Inside, you'll learn about basic chicken biology, breeds, and behavior, which chicken breed is best for you, how many you need, ways to spot healthy chickens, how to build a chicken coop, best practices for mating your chickens, how to incubate eggs, how to hatch and nurture chicks, manage laying hens, collect and store eggs, and butcher meat birds. Offers practical advice on choosing and purchasing chickensHelps you construct the right housing for your chickensProvides tips on feeding and caring for your chickensIncludes top tips for raising healthy chickens Whether you're a first-time poulterer or you've been raising chickens for years, this comprehensive guideprovides practical how-to advice for keeping chickens in virtually any backyard.

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