Your Chickens: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing

A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing

by Gail Damerow

Full of expert advice and plenty of encouragement for the youngest poultry farmers, this introductory guide is designed to show children ages 9 and up how to safely and successfully raise their own chickens. With age-appropriate language and clear diagrams, Gail Damerow provides everything kids need to know to choose, purchase, house, and show their own chickens. Whether they’re interested in raising chickens for pleasure or to make money, this easy-to-use guide will help children achieve their chicken-raising goals.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 9, 1993

About the author

Gail Damerow and her husband operate a family farm in Tennessee where they keep poultry and dairy goats, tend a sizable garden, and maintain a small orchard. They grow and preserve much of their own food, make their own yogurt and ice cream, and bake their own bread. Gail has written extensively on raising livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural skills. She shares her experience and knowledge as a regular contributor to Backyard Poultry and Countryside magazines, as an occasional contributor to numerous other periodicals, and as the author or contributor to more than a dozen country skills how-to books.

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned quite a lot about taking care of chickens.

[2 Gabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned a lot about chickens from this book. I would recommend it to anyone ages 9-13 who wants to get chickens.

[Clare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative book, great for kids and adults to learn about raising chickens. I've kept chickens for years and I learned a lot from this book. Will pass this on to my chicken-keeping friends.