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TheHomesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook is the modern homesteader’s guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm—the chicken. From the rooster’s crow in the morning, to the warm egg in the nesting box, chickens are the gateway livestock for almost every homesteader and backyard farm enthusiast. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know about raising chickens naturally. Fewell guides you in: understanding why chickens do what they do creating your very own poultry or egg business preventing and treating ailments with herbal remedies setting up your property, coop, and brooder hatching chicks purchasing chickens properly cooking delicious recipes with your farm fresh eggs and poultry. This is heritage chicken keeping skills 101, with a modern twist. Not only will you gain knowledge about naturally keeping chickens through every stage of their lives, but you’ll fully embrace the joy and ease of raising all-natural chickens on your homestead.
This handbook serves as a comprehensive guide for natural chicken keeping, covering every aspect from initial setup to enjoying the fruits of a healthy flock. Author Amy K. Fewell, an expert in heritage chicken keeping, provides practical advice for homesteaders and backyard enthusiasts. The book details how to understand chicken behavior, establish a poultry or egg business, naturally prevent and treat ailments, set up property and coops, hatch chicks, select chickens, and utilize farm-fresh eggs and poultry in recipes. It aims to equip readers with the knowledge to embrace the joy and ease of raising all-natural chickens.
This book is positioned as a practical, all-encompassing manual for those interested in natural chicken husbandry. It appears to offer a blend of foundational knowledge and specific, actionable advice for both novice and experienced keepers. The emphasis on natural methods and heritage skills suggests it caters to a growing interest in sustainable and self-sufficient living.
Page Count:
240
Publication Date:
2019-05-01
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Publishing
ISBN-10:
1493037390
ISBN-13:
9781493037391
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