A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens
Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Handling, Outdoor Fun, Crafts and Treats
Published on 10. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-61212-418-6 (ISBN)
Description
Covering everything from feeding, housing, and collecting eggs to quirky behaviors and humane treatment, Caughey's engaging advice helps children understand the best ways to care for their chickens. Spark enthusiasm with creative activities like chicken forts and a veggie pinata for the flock, and feed more than the imagination with egg-centric dishes like Mexican egg pizza.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
438 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61212-418-6 (9781612124186)
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Melissa Caughey
A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens
Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Handling, Outdoor Fun, Crafts and Treats
E-Book
04/2015
Storey Publishing, LLC
€9.49
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Person
Melissa Caughey is the author of Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups and the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens. She is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, master gardener, and freelancer who writes the award-winning blog Tilly's Nest. Caughey has been featured in many national publications and can be found speaking on an array of topics at events across the country. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Content
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 Why Chickens?
2 Choosing The Best Chickens
3 Finding Your Flock
4 From Chick to Chicken: The First Six Weeks
5 Making A Home For Your Hens
6 Feeding Your Flock
7 The Excitement of Eggs
8 What To Do With A Sick Chick
9 Handling, Training, and Playing with Chickens
10 Chickens in the Garden
11 Chicken Crafts
12 Cooking with Eggs
Resources
Index
Preface
1 Why Chickens?
2 Choosing The Best Chickens
3 Finding Your Flock
4 From Chick to Chicken: The First Six Weeks
5 Making A Home For Your Hens
6 Feeding Your Flock
7 The Excitement of Eggs
8 What To Do With A Sick Chick
9 Handling, Training, and Playing with Chickens
10 Chickens in the Garden
11 Chicken Crafts
12 Cooking with Eggs
Resources
Index