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Summary: A must for the chicken owner
Review: Best investment I made to help me raise my chickens! Information is right on, helped diagnosing "broody's" to viruses. Phenomenal information on hatching, breed types, feeding & behaviour. Other books I had purchased before were difficult to understand or just to generalized. I now have a flock of 16 free range chickens, (7 of them hatched by my hens), and my 8 mature hens are producing from 25 - 60 eggs a week. In comparison to my friend who has a flock of 35, my chickens are healthier (free range hers are caged), have little or no cannibalistic habits (her chickens are 1/2 bald for the fighting), and produce substantially more eggs than hers. Now I am buying her a copy for Christmas!Most of the book is well organized and thought out. There are a few places where better cross referencing would help, but overall, you can find what you are looking for. Definite cover to cover read and keeper for future reference.
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Summary: A must for the chicken owner
Review: Best investment I made to help me raise my chickens! Information is right on, helped diagnosing "broody's" to viruses. Phenomenal information on hatching, breed types, feeding & behaviour. Other books I had purchased before were difficult to understand or just to generalized. I now have a flock of 16 free range chickens, (7 of them hatched by my hens), and my 8 mature hens are producing from 25 - 60 eggs a week. In comparison to my friend who has a flock of 35, my chickens are healthier (free range hers are caged), have little or no cannibalistic habits (her chickens are 1/2 bald for the fighting), and produce substantially more eggs than hers. Now I am buying her a copy for Christmas! Most of the book is well organized and thought out. There are a few places where better cross referencing would help, but overall, you can find what you are looking for. Definite cover to cover read and keeper for future reference.
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Summary: Not too helpful
Review: Doesn't try to solve your chicken problems, just suggests culling all non-perfect chickens.
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Summary: Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens
Review: EVERYTHING you would ever want to know about raising a flock of backyard chickens is superbly covered in this book! Once I started reading it, I found I couldn't put it down until 5 hours later as the information in it is so clear, so interesting, so usable. I would recommend this for any person who is just starting to raise chickens or for someone who is taking their chicken 'hobby' to new levels.
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Summary: A complete guide to Raising Chickens
Review: Finally, a complete reference that covers all the major areas of raising chickens. As a poultry farm and hatchery owner, I always suggest this book first to anyone interested in raising chickens. This is an indepth yet easy to read guide that is sure to educate even the most experienced chicken fancier. This book will help you choose the right breed of chicken, how to care for them, maintain their health, and meet your individual goals for your flock. This is currently the premier guide to raising chickens available.
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Summary: The Best Chicken Reference Guide I have seen
Review: I am a book nut and when I get interested in a subject I go all out to learn about it. Of all the books I bought or read - this is the best one by far. When I need to know something - 100% of the time I can find it. I raise and keep several types of chickens - primarily for the freerange eggs, insect control and organic fertilizer. My whole family has fallen in love with chickens and all of us have read some part of this book... All the best, Randy
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Summary: If you buy just one book on chickens - this should be it !
Review: I bought a second book not sure just which I would find to be the most helpful. It was completely plain to see that Storey's was the most comprehensive and informative even for the not so experienced backyard chicken family. If you are going to buy just one book to use as a reference for raising chickens I would recommend Storey's. From the get go, Storey's explains the best breeds of chickens for the use you plan to raise them for, how to build the coop determinded on the size of your brood to doctoring your sick chickens and then showing your best chickens. For the backyard chicken raising family this should be your number one book of choice.
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Summary: If you buy just one book on chickens - this should be it !
Review: I bought a second book not sure just which I would find to be the most helpful. It was completely plain to see that Storey's was the most comprehensive and informative even for the not so experienced backyard chicken family. If you are going to buy just one book to use as a reference for raising chickens I would recommend Storey's. From the get go, Storey's explains the best breeds of chickens for the use you plan to raise them for, how to build the coop determinded on the size of your brood to doctoring your sick chickens and then showing your best chickens. For the backyard chicken raising family this should be your number one book of choice.
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Summary: A must for anyone keeping chickens
Review: I bought this book originally several years ago. I have found it to be the most informative of any of my poultry books. I have used it to help friends new to poultry and it answered all of their questions. The most recent purchase was a gift for another "newbie." I'm sure that she will find it very helpful. If you are thinking about a home flock, small or large, this book is a must.
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Summary: Great For a Beginner
Review: I bought this book to get me started in my chicken endeavors and have found it to be enormously helpful. For someone with limited knowledge, it's a great place to start. The organization is easy to follow and the information seems sound. Although I have needed to consult other resources for specific (perhaps unique) problems, it has helped me to get my flock off the ground (you know what I mean) and maintain it. It gives clear information about selecting a breed, designing the coop (several options are offered), feeding, tending to health problems, and butchering. I cannot attest to the chapter on incubation and hatching since I haven't tried it yet. As a primary resource for raising chickens, this book has been invaluable. My chickens are fine and healthy.
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