Raising chickens for dummies

Raising chickens for dummies

Kimberly Willis

Book - 2009

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Subjects
Chickens.
Published
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley c2009.
Language
English
Main Author
Kimberly Willis (-)
Other Authors
Rob Ludlow (-)
Physical Description
xviii, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780470465448
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Choosing Chickens
  • Chapter 1. The Joy of Chickens
  • Chapter 2. Basic Chicken Biology and Behavior
  • Chapter 3. A Chicken Isn't Just a Chicken:Your Guide to Breeds
  • Chapter 4. Buying Chickens
  • Part II. Housing Your Flock
  • Chapter 5. Choosing Your Housing Type
  • Chapter 6. Designing and Constructing a Coop
  • Chapter 7. Coop, Sweet Coop: Furnishing and Housekeeping
  • Part III. Caring for Your Flock: General Management
  • Chapter 8. Feeding Your Flock
  • Chapter 9. Controlling Pests and Predators
  • Chapter 10. Keeping Your Flock Happy and Healthy
  • Chapter 11. Handling Health Problems
  • Part IV. Breeding: From Chicken to Egg and Back Again
  • Chapter 12. Mating Your Chickens
  • Chapter 13. Incubating Eggs and Hatching Chicks
  • Chapter 14. Raising Chicks
  • Part V. Special Management Considerations
  • Chapter 15. Managing Layers and Collecting Eggs
  • Chapter 16. Raising and Butchering Meat Birds
  • Part VI. The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 17. More than Ten Tips for Keeping Healthy, Stress-Free Chickens
  • Chapter 18. More than Ten Misconceptions about Chickens, Eggs, and So On
  • Index

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