Backyard Chickens: The Beginner's Guide to Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens (Homesteading Life) - Softcover

Johnson, Rashelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 148390623X ISBN 13: 9781483906232

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Are you considering raising backyard chickens?

If you are, then this is the book you've been looking for. This valuable guide covers everything you need to know to get started raising a flock of chickens in 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.

Buy Backyard Chickens: The Beginner's Guide today and get ready to raise your first flock of chickens now.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 148390623X
• ISBN 13: 9781483906232
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76