Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Your backyard can be the source of the best eggs and meat you've ever tasted. The answer is chickens--endearing birds that require but a modest outlay of time, space and food.
As they learned to raise chickens, Gail and Rick Luttmann came to realize the need for a comprehensive but clear and nontechnical guide. Their book covers all the basics in a light and entertaining sytle, from housing and feeding through incubating, bringing up chicks, butchering, and raising chickens for show.
Througout Chickens In Your Backyard, the Luttmanns express their wonder at the personalities of chickens--the role of brash protector played by roosters, and the instinctive motherliness of the hens. Given some freedom and attention, these birds can become much more than the egg-and-meat machines of commercial hatcheries and broiler factories. Chickens provide backyard farmers with enjoyable pastime, as well as a supply of good food.
Synopsis
All the basics (and beyond ) for happy, healthy chickens.
In cities and suburbsand everywhere in between, a classic American tradition is back in a big way--raisingbackyard chickens for eggs, meat, fun, or profit. Chickens in Your Backyardhas been the go to guide for chicken care for over 40 years.
This revised and updatededition combines all the classic techniques with the most up-to-date information -- from incubating, raising, housing, and feeding, to treating disease andraising chickens for show. Chickens in Your Backyard provideseverything you need to know to turn your backyard into a happy homestead.