Damerow, Gail
Summary: "Whether you're raising a few backyard chickens or a flock of 100, this is the book you need to keep your birds healthy and safe. With the most up-to-date information on shelter, food, eggs, chicks, health care, and meat, this time-tested authority can help beginners and seasoned pros alike find success with a flock."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2017
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Summary: Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens! This beloved barnyard bird is full of surprises. Did you know some chickens are so small they can perch in the palm of your hand, and others have feathers that look like a beard? Chickens can learn to count up to four and have excellent hearing--many even like to listen to music! Chickenology takes young readers on a fascinating and informative tour...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2021
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Summary: "Readers will take an exciting journey to the farm to learn about the life cycle of a chicken in this charming and informative book. Through the age-appropriate and accessible main text, young learners will expand their knowledge of critical science curriculum topics. They will also be exposed to the similarities and differences between the life cycle of a chicken and those of other living...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.5 HOLKuo, Anne
Summary: "The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens makes it simple and easy to start keeping these surprisingly smart birds right in your backyard. From constructing coops to rearing chicks, you'll learn everything you need to know to make sure your chickens stay happy and healthy all year round"--Page [4] cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Presents illustrations of one hundred breeds of North American and European chickens, along with descriptions of their physical characteristics and behavior and advice on housing, fencing, feeding, and breeding.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.5022 LEWThomas, Isabel
Summary: "In this book, Henrietta the Chicken reveals how readers should go about choosing chickens, what supplies they will need, how to make a new chicken feel at home, and how to properly care for chickens, including feeding, exercising, and keeping a chicken coop clean. Text is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts, and the use of an animal narrator also allows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2015
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Summary: "Have you ever wondered how a chick in an egg becomes an adult chicken? This colorful life science guide shows you how it works! Real-life photographs combined with charming illustrations are sure to interest even the most reluctant readers. The manageable text was designed to draw readers into the learning process with fun, interactive instructions"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.5 ANTMurray, Julie
Summary: "Readers will learn about one of their favorite farm animals -- chickens! This title is informative -- telling readers what chickens eat, what they look like, and how we use chicken products everyday."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.5 MURSummary: Takes a behind-the-scenes look at the colorful and competitive world of champion show chicken breeders, following the struggles and triumphs of both humans and their chickens on the road to compete at the largest poultry competition in the United States, the Ohio National Poultry Show.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2016
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHIPépin, Jacques.
Summary: From legendary chef Jacques Pepin, a book celebrating his lifelong love of chickens, featuring dozens of his celebrated paintings and more than 50 recipes, along with a treasure trove of poignant and often humorous stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.665 PEPLewis, Celia
Summary: Presents illustrations of one hundred breeds of North American and European chickens, along with descriptions of their physical characteristics and behavior and advice on housing, fencing, feeding, and breeding.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 LEWDamerow, Gail.
Summary: Advice for choosing, purchasing, raising, housing, and showing all breeds of chickens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.5 DAMGenechten, Guido van.
Summary: Teaches young children about patience and understanding through a story about Ricky Rabbit who attends to his friend, Mia the Chicken while she is sitting on her eggs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clavis Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GENTrue, Margo.
Summary: Draws on "Sunset magazine's" One-Block Diet blog to instruct readers on how to raise and produce all ingredients for numerous "from-scratch" meals, providing plans that include a sustainable vegetable garden, backyard bee hives, and a chicken roost.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A series of unusual stories about chickens. Ranges from a woman who revived a chicken with CPR, a man who raises chickens for his own consumption, a woman who keeps a pet chicken, a group of suburbanites who banded together to stop a neighborhood rooster raiser, a headless rooster, and a man who's life changing experience comes when he sees one of his chickens protect her chicks from a hawk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NATDamerow, Gail.
Summary: Discusses the different illnesses which can attack chickens, describing their causes, symptoms, and treatments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1994
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Summary: The age-old question of which comes first is finally answered in Chicken and Egg! For the purposes of egg-centric chicken keepers, it’s the egg! A new approach to chicken keeping, Chicken and Egg is specifically geared toward hobby farmers and casual chicken keepers who wish to produce eggs of a particular color, flavor, and type. Whether the reader desires the delectable turquoise eggs of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: i-5 Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 CAWWillis, Kimberley.
Summary: Provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all aspects of caring for chickens on a small scale, from purchasing a starter flock and constructing housing to proper feeding and care, discussing the various aspects of raising chickens for eggs, meat, and pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.5 WILSummary: This documentary will explore the world of mankind and chickens in order to unveil the mysteries of the unprecedented success of this unassuming bird.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Surrey Books, an imprint of Agate Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 DANFlorea, J. H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 FLOFowler, Allan.
Summary: A brief look at the physical characteristics, breeds, and habits of chickens and at how modern poultry farms produce eggs and chickens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.5 FOWMayer, Mercer
Summary: When six playful chicks get loose on Grandma and Grandpa's farm, Little Critter comes up with a plan to get them back, in this humorous story that will have beginner readers laughing out loud.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: "In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributer Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity -- and human health threat -- uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017