Backyard Chickens Book Package: Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens & The Backyard Chickens Breed Guide (Modern Homesteading 4)
Book Details
Author(s)Rashelle Johnson, M. Anderson
ISBN / ASINB00CLEMM22
ISBN-13978B00CLEMM26
Sales Rank880,066
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
TWO backyard chicken books for ONE low price.
The Beginner's Guide to Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens gives you the information you need to know to get started raising a flock of chickens your backyard.
The following topics are covered in this helpful book:
- Why you should be raising backyard chickens.
- The big differences between commercial eggs and the fresh eggs you get from backyard chickens.
- The handful of supplies you need to get started.
- Designing a coop.
- Feeding and watering your chickens. Includes tutorials on how to build an inexpensive waterer and feeder.
- The various types of bedding.
- The deep litter system of bedding.
- Free-range chickens.
- Breed selection for laying and meat birds.
- Feeding your chickens.
- What diatomaceous earth is and how it can benefit you.
- Predator control.
- Brooding chicks. How to hatch chicks and raise them to adulthood.
- Chicken laws and ordinances.
The information provided for each breed of chicken includes the following:
- How loud they are.
- How many eggs they can be expected to lay.
- How much they cost.
- Health concerns.
- Temperament.
- Other information you need to know.

