Author: Kimberley Willis Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119675952 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 480
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Your hands-on guide to modern chicken-raising methods Thinking about raising chickens? You've come to the right place! This new edition of Raising Chickens For Dummies provides the most up-to-date, thorough information on the many aspects of keeping chickens in your backyard. Inside, you'll find hands-on, easy-to-follow instructions on choosing and purchasing chickens, constructing housing for your birds, feeding your chickens for optimal health, combating laying issues, controlling pests and predators, optimizing egg production, and much more. Raising chickens on a small scale is a popular—and growing—pastime. If you're interested in keeping chickens as pets or as a source for eggs, Raising 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 chickens Helps you construct the right housing for your chickens Provides tips on feeding and caring for your chickens Includes top tips for raising healthy chickens Whether you're a first-time poulterer or you've been raising chickens for years, this comprehensive guide provides practical how-to advice for keeping chickens in virtually any backyard. Raising Chickens For Dummies (9781119675921) was previously published as Raising Chickens For Dummies (9781118982785). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
Author: Kathy Shea Mormino Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA ISBN: 0760359792 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 183
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Care for your flock with this “practical, common-sense, easy-to-read” guide to chicken keeping, filled with color photos (Michael Darre, PhD, Professor of Poultry Science, University of Connecticut). The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens takes you through all aspects of small flock care, including feeding, housing, chicken health, and so much more! Known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings her expertise on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world through her wildly popular blog and social media. Now her down-to-earth approach to chicken-keeping is available in book form. Sharing her years of hard-earned experience and collaborations with poultry veterinarians, nutritionists, and professors, she provides simple steps to care for these uncommon pets with confidence. She guides newbie, veteran, and would-be backyard chickeneers through all aspects of small flock care—from getting started to housing, feeding, egg production, health, and beyond.
Author: Melissa Caughey Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1612124194 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 445
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Chickens make wonderful pets, and Melissa Caughey provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have lots of fun doing it. Covering everything from feeding, housing, and collecting eggs to quirky behaviors and humane treatment, Caughey’s engaging advice helps children understand the best ways to care for their chickens. Spark enthusiasm with creative activities like chicken forts and a veggie piñata for the flock, and feed more than the imagination with egg-centric dishes like Mexican egg pizza.
Author: Tara Kindschi Publisher: Voyageur Press ISBN: 1616732210 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 178
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Raising chickens teaches more than animal husbandry. It’s a hands-on chance to learn the character- and community-building principles and practices that 4-H is all about. And, of course, it’s fun. This easy-to-follow, illustrated guide introduces beginners to the basics of how to raise chickens. Whether you’re a 4-H’r, a first-time poultry owner, or a future egg farmer, The 4-H Guide to Raising Chickens provides step-by-step instructions for your project. From selecting a breed to caring for chicks, from housing and fencing to feeding and preventing or treating illness, the guide presents simple, straightforward information about chickens of all kinds, raised for pets, eggs, or meat. It also includes a glossary and list of resources.
Author: Norman Nelson Publisher: ISBN: 9781983201011 Category : Languages : en Pages : 129
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Are you planning to raise chickens in your backyard and is wondering if this project is difficult and time-consuming, or how many chickens do you need to get started? Or have you started raising chickens in your backyard but still have a lot of questions about taking care of your chickens such as how do you introduce a new chicken to an existing flock? "Chicken Raising and Caring: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Your Backyard Chickens" is a comprehensive guide that has all the questions you have about raising and caring for chickens. The first part of this book is all about raising and caring for chickens while the second half is about constructing your chicken coop with a list of materials and tools to build your chicken coop from scratch. It contains information about: Should I Keep My Own Chickens? Your Responsibilities as a Chicken Keeper Mating & Rituals Insemination & Impregnation Incubation Choosing the Right Breed for You Optimum Coop Conditions What Should Be Inside Your Chicken Coop Top Tips to Sanitizing Your Chicken Coop Coop Safety Different Types of Feeds for Your Chickens Tips on Introducing New Members to Your Existing Flock Keeping Your Chickens in Good Health Common Chicken Diseases and How to Treat Them To Free-Range, Go Organic or Not? Building Your Chicken Coop Top Tips for Chicken Coop Design Materials to Use for Your Chicken Coop To DIY, Use A Kit, Buy Off the Shelf or Adapt A Building? What Type Of Flooring Is Best For A Chicken Coop? What Type Of Bedding Should You Use In Your Chicken Coop? The Benefits and Perils of Chicken Wire A Selection of Plans and Designs for a Chicken Coop Basic Skills, Materials and Tools You Need To Design and Build Your Own Coop How to Source Cheap Building Materials How to Save on Your Chicken Coop List of the Most Durable Materials for Your Chicken Coop So if you are curious about chicken raising then get a copy of this book now and start taking care of chickens in your own backyard.
Author: Norman Nelson Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781493795598 Category : Pets Languages : en Pages : 74
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Chicken raising in the small scale is gaining popularity now a day. As people want to be more sustainable, the idea of raising chickens in the backyard is becoming more appealing. Is chicken raising difficult? What breed is perfect for laying eggs, meat or for both? How much space should be allocated for each of the chickens? So if you are curious about chicken raising and have so many questions on how to get started then "Chicken Raising And Caring: Raising Backyard Chickens for Beginners" is the one guide that can teach you what you need to know about: Know your chickens - behavior, breed and biology Advantages of Raising Your Own Chickens Efficient Ways to Keep the Temperature of the Coop Right for the Chickens How to sanitize your chicken coop Choosing the Right Breed for Egg Production or for Chicken Meat What type of breed is hardy and appropriate for the Northeast winter/summer extreme climate? Ways to Keep Pests/Predators away from Your Chickens How to Mate Chickens, Incubate Eggs and Hatch New Chicks Steps on How to Introduce Chicks or New Chickens to the Old Flock Nutritious feeds and supplements for chicks and chickens Tips to Keep Your Chicks and Chickens Healthy Most Common Chicken Diseases and Problems Ways to Care for a Sick Chicken Effective steps to increase egg production Checklist of Chores You Need to Do Daily to Manage Healthy and Happy Chickens Get a copy of this book now and start raising your own chickens in your backyard!
Author: Toby Flynn Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781985671416 Category : Languages : en Pages : 36
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Backyard Chickens: Beginner's Guide To Feeding, Caring And Raising Chickens For Eggs If the idea of free eggs, meat, and entertainment is something that sounds appealing, then you should consider raising your own backyard chickens. These birds provide sustenance and our some of the funniest little creatures to have ever been domesticated. And they can call your own backyard their home. This book describes in great length how you can convert a standard backyard into a lively chicken coop. Learn just what kind of coop to have on hand, what to feed the birds, and how to keep them healthy. Methods of safety and security are covered here at length as well, providing proactive methods to keep potential pests and predators at bay. This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to know about raising backyard chickens! In this book you will learn: How to raise chickens How to harvest eggs How to prevent predation And more!
Author: Rashelle Johnson Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781483906232 Category : Chickens Languages : en Pages : 0
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Are you considering raising backyard chickens? If you are, then this is the book you've been looking for. This valuable guide covers everything you need to know to get started raising a flock of chickens in your backyard. The following topics are covered in this helpful book: Why you should be raising backyard chickens. The big differences between commercial eggs and the fresh eggs you get from backyard chickens. The handful of supplies you need to get started. Designing a coop. Feeding and watering your chickens. Includes tutorials on how to build an inexpensive waterer and feeder. The various types of bedding. The deep litter system of bedding. Free-range chickens. Breed selection for laying and meat birds. Feeding your chickens. What diatomaceous earth is and how it can benefit you. Predator control. Brooding chicks. How to hatch chicks and raise them to adulthood. Chicken laws and ordinances. Buy Backyard Chickens: The Beginner's Guide today and get ready to raise your first flock of chickens now.
Author: Zelene Ward Publisher: Zelene Ward ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 154
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Are you a lover of chicken farming and are looking for a simplified guide to help you raise healthy and happy herds for egg and meat purposes? If this is you, then continue reading… Raising chickens can be several things; it can be fun, rewarding, and therapeutic especially if you are a beginner, and a little bit nerve-wracking. There is just a lot of information about how to raise chickens and it can be quite challenging to go through it all to figure out what is right and wrong without proper direction. Why Raise Chickens? Why would anyone want to raise chickens? Well, given how crazy the past year has been due to the pandemic and the resultant shortages in food, most people are now opting to raise chickens for their own food. For some other persons, raising chickens can be a profit-making venture if they decide to sell the eggs the hens lay or even butcher the chickens to produce meat they can sell. Raising chickens can also be a source of fertilizer, i.e., if you are an advocate of a greener home, having chickens in your backyard that you can move from place to place to fertilize several areas of your property can help you to cut down costs on organic fertilizer. Other non-monetary reasons for raising chickens can be for fun, or as a way to educate your kids about responsibility and looking after other living creatures. In this definitive guide, The Big Book of Raising Chickens for Beginners, we have assembled all you need to start raising chickens and caring for your birds in a simplified manner. However, this process gets easy once you have laid your hands on this book. Here are some highlights of areas covered in this book: · The terms and terminologies commonly used in the chicken farming business. · The most common breeds of chicken that you can be breed for meat and eggs. · What to look out for when buying chicks or chickens. · Housing types for your chickens, and the factors to evaluate when building your chicken coop. · How to protect your chickens from common predators, such as raccoons. · What to feed and not feed your chickens and the available type of chicken feed. · How to safely breed your chickens naturally and artificially, and how to properly handle the eggs. · How to butcher chickens for their meat and the proper cleaning and storage guidelines. And so much more! Sounds interesting already right? So what more are you waiting for? Get this book RIGHT NOW to start raising healthy and happy chickens
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