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This book tells you everything that you need to know about raising chickens, including information on choosing, purchasing, raising, and showing all types. Whether you want to raise chickens for fun or to make money, Gail Damerow gives you her friendly adn wise advice on the subject. You will also find important charts and checklists. You'll learn the answers to such questions as:
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Our friendly and encouraging children's animal reference series features information on selection, housing, behavior, feeding, health, and showing in mature yet easy-to-understand language, for ages 9 and up.
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Full of expert advice and plenty of encouragement for the youngest poultry farmers, this introductory guide is designed to show children ages 9 and up how to safely and successfully raise their own chickens. With age-appropriate language and clear diagrams, Gail Damerow provides everything kids need to know to choose, purchase, house, and show their own chickens. Whether they re interested in raising chickens for pleasure or to make money, this easy-to-use guide will help children achieve their chicken-raising goals.
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For ages 9 and up, this is an accessible and encouraging guide to raising your own chickens. Whether you want to show them, raise them for money,
Synopsis
For ages 9 and up, this is an accessible and encouraging guide to raising your own chickens. Whether you want to show them, raise them for money,
About the Author
Author Gail Damerow lives in Gainesboro, Tennessee, and operates a small-scale farm raising chickens and other farm animals. She has raised chickens since 1970 when she bought her first home, which "came with chickens." Gail has been a creative writing instructor at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville since 1988. She is the editor of Rural Heritage magazine, a monthly columnist for Dairy Goat Journal, and the author of several Storey titles for adults and children alike which include Your Chickens, Fences for Pasture and Garden, and The Perfect Pumpkin. She has been published in many periodicals, including Acres U.S.A., Backyard Poultry, and Dairy Goat Jounal as well. Gail's book for adults, The Chicken Health Handbook, is considered "Flawless" by Booklist (April 1994). Likewise, Ron Macher from Small Farm Today magazine has said of Gail's A Guide to Raising Chickens: "If you want to raise chickens, you can go out and buy A Guide to Raising Chickens and have it all. This is the best single book on chicken raising I have seen--it has solid practical advice, good 'how-to' tips, and covers everything. Buy this book."
Table of Contents
Why Chickens? An Introduction
1 A Breed for Every Need - Choosing Your Chickens
2 How to Think Like a Chicken - Understanding Your Chickens
3 Chickens Come Home to Roost - Housing Your Chickens
4 Feeling a Bit Peckish - Feeding Your Chickens
5 The Egg and You - Egg Management
6 Which Came First? - Breeding and Hatching
7 From Egg to Chick - Caring for Your Chicks
8 The Well Chicken - Keeping Your Chickens Healthy
9 Show and Tell - Showing Off Your Chickens
10 Eggonomics - Costs and Income
Flock Maintenance Summary
Helpful Sources
Glossary
Index