The Backyard Field Guide to Chickens
Published on 15. May 2016
208 pages
978-0-7603-5121-5 (ISBN)
Description
Every common breed of chicken, organized into one information-packed guide.
Fueled by the local and organic food movements, as well as a sea change in local ordinances, backyard chicken keeping is booming. Anyone who's decided to join the new wave of chicken keepers knows that the poultry breeds available are dizzying in their variety. Calm your anxiety with this book--a guide for backyard chicken keepers in search of chickens that best fit their needs.
Each breed of chicken listed in the field guide is thoroughly described and is illustrated by color photos. The book tells you all about the bird, detailing each breed's particular usefulness, adaptation to climate, coloration, number of eggs typically laid, foraging ability, temperament, and unique qualities. There are fun facts about varieties of chickens, as well as information about color and comb varieties, rare breeds, classification, and hybrids.
Fueled by the local and organic food movements, as well as a sea change in local ordinances, backyard chicken keeping is booming. Anyone who's decided to join the new wave of chicken keepers knows that the poultry breeds available are dizzying in their variety. Calm your anxiety with this book--a guide for backyard chicken keepers in search of chickens that best fit their needs.
Each breed of chicken listed in the field guide is thoroughly described and is illustrated by color photos. The book tells you all about the bird, detailing each breed's particular usefulness, adaptation to climate, coloration, number of eggs typically laid, foraging ability, temperament, and unique qualities. There are fun facts about varieties of chickens, as well as information about color and comb varieties, rare breeds, classification, and hybrids.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
121 color photos
File size
31,60 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-5121-5 (9780760351215)
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Book
05/2016
Voyageur Press
€39.80
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Person
Christine Heinrichs is the author of How to Raise Chickens and How to Raise Poultry (both Voyageur Press, 2013) and has won many awards over the course of her 30-year writing career. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Oregon and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Northern California Science Writers Association, and Ten Spurs, the honorary society of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. She is also a member of the American Poultry Association, where she serves on the Heritage Breeds Committee, the American Bantam Association, and the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. She lives with her husband, chickens, and cat in Cambria, California.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- How to Use This Backyard Field Guide
- Chapter 1: The Road to Domesticity
- Chapter 2: The Benefits of Keeping Chickens
- Chapter 3: Anatomy of a Chicken
- Chapter 4: Preparing for Backyard Chickens
- Chapter 5: Feeding and Care
- Chapter 6: Breed Profiles
- Games
- Oriental Games
- American Breeds
- Asiatic Breeds
- English Breeds
- Crested Breeds
- Mediterranean Breeds
- Continental Breeds
- Other Standard and Non-Standard Breeds
- Appendix: Glossary and Showing Information
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
