
The Backyard Field Guide to Chickens
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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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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
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