A Chicken in Every Yard
By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt
By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt
By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt
By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt
Category: Science & Technology | Home | Pets
Category: Science & Technology | Home | Pets
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$19.99
Mar 22, 2011 | ISBN 9781580085823
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Mar 22, 2011 | ISBN 9781607740612
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Praise
“Backyard chickening may be the best next step beyond backyard gardening. Leveraging their own experience with their Oregon customers’ shared wisdom, Robert and Hannah bring to every aspiring next stepper a mentoring book that can nudge anyone into micro-eggery.”
—JOEL SALATIN, founder of Polyface Farm, author of You Can Farm, and contributor to Food, Inc.: A Participant Guide
“This is the guide to raising chickens that I desperately needed when I first started urban farming. Robert and Hannah have seen it all when it comes to raising cluckers.”
—NOVELLA CARPENTER, author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Table Of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Chapter 1
Why Keep Chickens? 1
Chapter 2
Planning: Are We Ready for This? 11
Chapter 3
Breeds: Pickin’ Chickens 21
Chapter 4
Chicks: Parenting Your Peeps 43
Chapter 5
Coops and Runs: Building Your Poultry Palace 69
Chapter 6
Adult Chickens: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Farmer 97
Chapter 7
Health Management: Should I Bring a $5 Chicken to the Vet? 131
Chapter 8
Eggs: How to Make Them and Eat Them 165
Resources 190
About the Authors 192
Index 193
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