Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition, 9781612129303
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Raise chickens confidently: your comprehensive, trusted guide to a thriving flock.

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition

breed selection, facilities, feeding, health care, managing layers & meat birds

$41.50

  • Paperback

    480 pages

  • Release Date

    25 December 2017

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Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Raising Chickens: 4th Edition

With over 372,000 copies sold, this trusted resource covers every aspect of chicken care, housing, feeding, and healthcare. This fully updated edition features current best practices and a fresh design.

Poultry farmers and backyard enthusiasts have relied on this guide for over 20 years. This revised handbook provides details on shelter, food, healthcare, eggs, chicks, and meat. Recent research into chicken behavior and com…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781612129303
ISBN-10:1612129307
Series:Storey S Guide to Raising
Author:Gail Damerow
Publisher:Storey Publishing LLC
Imprint:Storey Publishing LLC
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Edition:4th
Release Date:25 December 2017
Weight:960g
Dimensions:234mm x 176mm x 22mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Not only is Damerow a knowledgeable farmer, she’s a great writer, too! Every chicken keeper of every experience level should have this book on the bookshelf.” – Roger Sipe, editor of Hobby Farms and Chickens magazines

“Redesigned but still exhaustively thorough! Every possible topic is covered in an easily understood and complete manner.” – Paul Kroll, American Poultry Association - American Bantam Association general licensed judge

“Gail Damerow has inspired and educated generations of homesteaders. Here she offers well-researched information for both the novice and experienced poultry keeper.” – Patara Marlow of Appalachia’s Homestead

About The Author

Gail Damerow

Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What’s Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. Damerow is a contributor to Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and a regular blogger for Cackle Hatchery. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard.

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