Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities | 
 enlarge | Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 2785
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2Rev Ed
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Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 158017325X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.5
EAN: 9781580173254
ASIN: 158017325X
Publication Date: January 12, 1995
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Expert advice on selecting breeds, caring for chicks, producing eggs, raising broilers, feeding, troubleshooting, and much more.
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 Awesome read for novice chicken keepers June 30, 2008
I am totally new to backyard chicken keeping and I am loving this book! It has very detailed information (sometimes an overwhelming amount). The information is easy to read and apply and has helped me a lot in my chicken keeping. I highly recommend it!!!! NOTE: Don't buy it with the "Building Chicken Coops" package. That is just a small booklet that is verbatim a chapter in this book.
 Great for overall chicken info! June 11, 2008
This is a great book for overall chicken info and requirements. While I was on vacation, my copy grew legs and walked away, so I'm driving 4 hrs today to get another copy (designing a new coop). My neighbor swears she didn't take it, although she stole over 100 eggs for breeding, some chicken magazines, and who knows what else! Apparently, this book is so good, you'll have to keep it in the safe! It does miss some things, as I found out the hard way, so as soon as you are thinking of getting chickens, join a chicken group online (after doing breed research online, to find the right one for you - this book isn't really good for that). This book says to keep the chicks under a light to a certain age, and all they need is commercial feed. That isn't true, and I almost lost all of my chicks. (newbie) They also need time out in the sun and grass, and if their toes are curling, vitamin powder in their water. This book is also written with the typical chicken farmer in mind, NOT a vegetarian who wants them for eggs and pets. I'm still looking for a book like that. I have Dominique chickens, chosen for their friendly disposition and great egg production. They are my family, and I would like a book that tells me the best way to keep them healthy for their entire life (around 15 yrs), not how to just keep them breathing until butchering at 18 mos! If you are thinking of getting chickens, this book is a must have, but even if you only care about the quality of what you are eating, this should not be the only resource you use.
A Comprehensive Volume June 9, 2008
This is book contains everything I wanted to know about getting started in raising chickens. It is thorough and easy to understand. It even has details about butchering birds. (If you are planning to raise the birds as pets this book may not be for you.)
Good information May 22, 2008
This was a step up from my kids' basic chicken care book. It was very thorough and helped us "beginners" get our questions answered.
Ya Gotta Have It! May 9, 2008
If you're raising chickens, you have to have a copy of this book within reach. There are a lot of good books available on raising chickens, but this one is complete, it's easy to find the info you need, and it's thorough. It does it all in an easy to use format. What else do you need?
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