Keep Chickens! : Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces

Description: Keep Chickens! : Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski ***** I would give this paperback book a 9 out of 10 for condition ***** This book has been in my personal library for years. This book contains a wealth of information on how to properly care for your backyard flock. Great, easy to understand information. It shows very little signs of wear - no rips, tears or damage. Binding is tight. Feel free to ask any questions, and thank you for looking! Product Description from Amazon: No matter how small your lot is, you can keep chickens and enjoy fresh eggs every morning. Barbara Kilarski shares her passion for poultry as she fills this guide with tips and techniques for successfully raising chickens in small spaces. Spotlighting the self-sufficient pleasures of tending your own flock, Kilarski offers detailed information on everything from choosing breeds that thrive in tight quarters and building coops to providing medical care for sick animals. You’ll have fun as you keep happy and productive chickens. From Booklist Chickens are hot right now, as attested by articles on backyard chickens in the Wall Street Journal and House and Garden (not to mention Martha Stewart and her palatial henhouses). Kilarski is a self-proclaimed "city chick," and her approach to chicken keeping reflects this background. This is a book for people who want to keep chickens in the city or suburbs, not for those with large flocks in the country. Kilarski also makes an important point--keeping chickens in this context really means keeping hens, as roosters with their crowing are generally illegal in urban areas. In eight short chapters, the author covers the basics of chicken keeping, including feeds and feeding, coop and henhouse design, breeds that are suitable for backyard flocks, and recipes featuring the fresh eggs that the hens will provide. Sidebars offer factoids about chickens and poultry keeping. The text is profusely illustrated with period advertisements and includes a color gallery of hens and coops. Nancy Bent Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Review ..".the pet of choice...could well be the lowly chicken. From Washington State to Martha's Vineyard, upscale homeowners are placing orders for fancy chickens, hatching their own chicks, and signing up for classes on raising the birds." From the Back Cover If you find yourself reading up on fancy breeds of chickens, if you've taken to sketching coop designs on cocktail napkins, then you're ready to join the nationwide chicken boomlet! And you need Keep Chickens! About the Author A paralegal who is passionate about poultry, Barbara Kilarski has published articles in a variety of print and web venues, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. She lives with The Girls--Lucy (a New Hampshire Red), Whoopee (an AustraLorp), and ZsaZsa (a Barred Plymouth Rock) in Portland, Oregon.

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