- ISBN13: 9781603424707
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens includes all the information farmers need — from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops and keeping the birds healthy and safe from predators — to keep chickens or run an egg business.
The 3rd edition, now with 188,000 copies in print contains new and expanded features:
• “Fowl Disposition” — new chapter on training chickens and understanding their intelligence
• Expanded coverage of hobby farming
• Disease section now includes information on avian influenza and fowl first aid
Storey’s Guide to Raising Series is the essential animal husbandry information from the trusted source. With a combined total of 1.7 million copies in print.
Praise for the book:
“I didn’t know how much I didn’t know until I bought this book.” – Keith, Bakersfield, CA
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens: 4th Edition
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5 Responses
I have browsed/read the previous edition of Gail Damerow’s book, but in this one I discovered information that was not in the older one. For example, the information about types of predators and how to identify them was of particular interest to me, since one of my young chickens was eaten by a “mystery animal.” This book is great as either a book to read through or as a handbook (which I am using it as). There’s also good guidelines on making your own feed. Every chicken keeper must own this book!
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on May 10th, 2010 at 1:06 am
Well I haven’t read that many books on raising chickens, but this book seems to be THE guide to have. Every subject you can imagine is covered. However, I think the breed selection section could be better. The other book I have is Keeping Chickens, which has terrific pictures and descriptions of the most popular breeds available. Like I said in the review of that book: a marriage of the two books would be perfect. If you’re looking for a detailed reference book about raising chickens this is definitely the book for you.
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on May 10th, 2010 at 2:37 am
I can’t imagine a better book about raising chickens. Gail Damerow covers EVERY RELEVANT SUBJECT. Her writing style is so great that I find myself reading just for the pleasure of it. Her 40+ years of experience raising chickens has acquainted her with every possible subject and issue. She has also consulted with other experts to give the reader an even wider view on many subjects. I LOVE THIS BOOK!
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on May 10th, 2010 at 4:57 am
Book is great, perfect condition, and is practically an encyclopedia of information about chix. It did seem like it took a long time to receive it–in excess of 3 weeks.
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on May 10th, 2010 at 5:22 am
I have read several books about keeping a home flock of chickens and this is my favorite. The new edition has even better up to date information.
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on May 10th, 2010 at 8:12 am
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