Raising Chickens: Beginners Guide to Raising Healthy and Happy Backyard Chickens

by Janet Wilson

It's becoming harder and harder, in today's world, to find food raised and cultivated to be healthy and tasty. So, how to solve that problem? By growing and nurturing food in your backyard, of course. Would you like to: But you: If your answer to any of the questions above is "yes," then this beginner's guide to raising healthy and happy backyard chickens is perfect for you. If you follow the step-by-step instructions, you will have a chicken coop full of happy and healthy chickens that will provide you fresh, organic eggs and meat every day. Here is what this excellent guide will offer you: If you want to have healthy, tasty, and organic food you are proud of, on your dining table every day, all you have to do is follow the easy step-by-step guides found in this book. So, what are you waiting for?

184 pages, Paperback

Published October 25, 2020

Reviews

[Grady · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘Chickens are entertaining, relational, and beautiful.’

Author Janet Wilson has now published six environmentally informed books – YOUR BACKYARD HOMESTEAD, COMPOSTING, RAISED BED GARDENING, GREENHOUSE GARDENING, BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS and now RAISING CHICKENS – that could not come at a more propitious time! As we continue in the ‘stay at home’ status and watch grocery prices rise and availability falter, now is a great time to consider a new at home hobby that offers results!

Janet converses with the reader is a lighthearted and engaging manner, as her opening comments attest: ‘Backyard chickens have taken off in popularity, Many suburban and some urban areas are raising chickens, and the numbers are on the rise - in 2018, over 10 million households had backyard chickens. You can purchase or build a coop that is limited only by your needs and imagination and fill it with the right number of chickens for your space….Have you ever had an egg for breakfast that was laid that morning? They are shockingly different from store bought eggs...When your vegetable garden is complete for the year, let your chickens out on the space, and they will clean up any weeds, old roots, and any left over vegetables…’

Given that impetus, Janet then instructs in a step by logical step how to choose or build a coop, how to choose your chicken breeds, nutrition needs for chickens, cleaning the coop, collecting eggs, caring for chickens, breeding chickens, health problems, and more – all information is enhanced with fine photographs. She offers everything we need to know to begin raising backyard chickens,

Janet Wilson restores our faith in ourselves as providers and self-sustenance. Recommended reading – and using!

[Holly Weeden · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very detailed and well thought out in its layout. There is a lot of information about raising chicken online and this book streamlined the knowledge you need to feel confident in raising chickens. It was factual and to the point. The section on different breeds helped me decide which birds I wanted for my needs. All in all it is a great book if you are new to raising chickens or plan to raise chickens! There is detailed info about feed, coops, runs, breeds, and troubleshooting when a problem may arise with your flock and more. I would recommend this book for anyone considering raising chickens.