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Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock

Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock
By Jay Rossier

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Chickens-why not? Tens of thousands of people in all areas of the country enjoy raising these birds, whether for food or companionship. You can, too, with this indispensable guide. Then again, you may want to read Living With Chickens just for the sheer joy of it.
Straightforward prose and dozens of clear, detailed illustrations gives any future chicken farmer the tools he needs to get started, from step-by-step instructions on building the coop to a brief background on chicken biology ("gizzard talk"); from hints on getting high-quality eggs from the hens, to methods for butchering. Vermonter Jay Rossier draws on his own experiences and those of his fellow poultrymen in discussing how to keep marauders from the chicken coop, the benefits of homemade grain versus commercial, and how to live (and sleep) with a rooster in your midst. Personal anecdotes, interesting facts, and lush, full-color photographs of the birds and their landscape round out this comprehensive book.





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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #118340 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-03-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 224 pages

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