Backyard chickens are sweeping the nation as their popularity grows among suburban and even urban families — not to mention those with a few acres or more in the country.
Satisfying and rewarding, keeping chickens can be the perfect family hobby – and offers the reward of fresher, more nutritious eggs than can ever be found in the supermarket.
This book, The Chicken Handbook by Fox Chapel Press, is a comprehensive handbook especially directed toward the novice who’s just getting started. It takes readers through the whole process — planning, preparing the yard, choosing a coop, finding chickens and introducing them to their new home.
There’s plenty of info on keeping your birds healthy, what free-range really means, and how to make chicken coop cleaning a breeze. And even if you already have hens, there’s probably a few tips in here that you didn’t know. We’ve been keeping a flock for about five years now and I think I can never have too many chicken books — the pictures are so much fun to look at with the kids.
Read any good chicken books lately?
