Backyard Chickens: The Beginner's Guide to Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens

by Rashelle Johnson

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. Raising chickens is easy, but it's all too easy to make costly mistakes when you're first getting started. This book takes most of the guesswork out of raising backyard chickens. The following topics are covered in this helpful 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 The Beginner's Guide today and get ready to raise your first flock of chickens.

77 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 18, 2013

Reviews

[Neil · Rating 3 out of 5]

A basic overview of raising backyard chickens. I didn't really learn anything new from the book, however. I might have benefited from reading it a year ago, but in the meantime online research pretty much answered my questions.
In particular, this book says not to feed them cherries, but doesn't say why. Online I have discovered that it is the pit and the leaf of the cherry that you should avoid them eating. Mine love the actual cherries. One is even called Cherryface.

[M D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic overview. I don’t have chickens yet and I’ve been doing some online research and flipping through other books. I’d say 4 of the 75 pages contained great info that I haven’t figure out yet,
There were some questioning portions (peaches are listed as a healthy AND unhealthy food source), and some other unhealthy options that are listed as great for chickens elsewhere.
Overall, a good beginner book to answer basic questions.

[Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

We bought chickens with no prior knowledge armed with only this book and the internet.... Good enough

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kale is a questionable food to give to chickens? When I came across this, I began doubting the other info in this book. (Although I have to admit the rest of the book seemed to correlate with my other chicken raising research.) It's just the section on treats for chickens that conflicted with the majority of other backyard chicken experts' opinions.

[Beth Yos · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the Basics

All the Basics

I liked this book. It gave clear information about how to raise chickens with some details about how to judge bedding and how to raise the chickens from eggs or chicks.

[Shirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book. Artinthetrees@yahoo.com

I really enjoyed reading this book ! it was very informative about how to start raising chickens. They covered everything from beginning to end ! Makes you want to go out and get started right away !

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

a really good book. It's easy to read and understand.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

Amazing

I have chickens and I learned some stuff in here that. I didn't already know
like how chickens become bloody

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, sweet and to the point.

Good information but it would've been nice to have some illustrations or photos to go along with the descriptions. Good start though.

[Tarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful

This book gives a lot of information, but is sort of all over the place. I have looked back several times for info.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for research on a chicken project I will be working on in Kenya next month. It was helpful but not fantastic.