Kuo, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden Home KuoLewis, 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 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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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.5 THOLewis, 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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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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5089 DAMMcKenna, Maryn.
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
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Summary: Describes the life cycle of the chicken through photographs and text.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble Books 1998
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE SAUBloom, Jessi.
Summary: Presents advice for keeping chickens in the garden, discussing such topics as housing, garden design, landscaping, fencing, plant choices, and predator control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 BLOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 BLOCaughey, Melissa
Summary: Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favorite pet — fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 CAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 CAUWendt, Jennifer
Summary: You probably think of chicken in terms of the yummy sandwich or dinner staple that Americans love. However, some people think of chicken in a totally different way. These people know the ins and outs of what it takes to show chickens at a fair. Details about how to make these animals look their best engage readers, and pictures and fact boxes wow anyone who is interested in learning more about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.5 WENMerritt, Robin Alice.
Summary: "This book explains what a life cycle is and how life cycles allow for the continuation of life. The text describes the different stages of a chicken's life, including hatching from an egg, growth, and reproduction." -- from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.625 MERLee, Andrew W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Earth Publications 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 LEEEnglish, Ashley
Summary: At home in spacious homesteads and simple backyards, chickens produce a wonderful source of sustainable, nutritious food and make wonderful pets. With generous doses of experience and humor, Ashley English shares the essential information you'll need to start and maintain your own flock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 ENGCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal EnglishMegyesi, Jennifer Lynn
Contents: Why keep chickens -- Starting your poultry enterprise -- Housing chickens -- Feeding your chickens -- Keeping chickens for eggs -- Keeping chickens for meat -- Using the eggs you produce -- Using your chicken meat -- Showing chickens -- Common diseases and conditions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.5 MEGPezza, Kim.
Contents: A brief history of the chicken -- Breeds and types -- Keeping chickens -- Feeding your flock -- Breeding -- Incubation -- Keeping and culling -- Illness and disease -- Raising chickens for eggs or meat -- Other uses for your chickens -- Heritage breeds vs. commercial market breeds -- Chickens in the city again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hatherleigh 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Books 1995
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 DamHeinrichs, Christine.
Summary: Provides practical, photo-illustrated guidance for raising chickens, covering breeds, selection, care, feeding, health, building facilities, fencing, showing, and other topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 HEIMegyesi, Jennifer Lynn
Summary: Finally, a bible for backyard farmers that's attractive enough to leave out on the coffee table and inexpensive enough to purchase on a whim. This comprehensive guide, written in charming prose from the perspective of an organic farmer, will appeal to readers who want to learn more about chickens. With a growing interest in self-sustainability and organic living, readers will appreciate the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 MEGDamerow, Gail.
Contents: Choosing a breed -- Fowl disposition -- Shelter -- Feed and water -- Routine management -- Health care -- Laying-hen management -- Eggs for eating -- Managing a breeder flock -- Hatching eggs -- Chick care -- Exhibiting your chickens -- Managing meat birds -- Meat on the table.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 DAMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 DAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.5 STOForeman, Patricia L. (Patricia Louise)
Summary: City Chicks is a remarkable trend-setting book for poultry lovers and urban agriculturists. It combines hands-on, real-life experience to bring you one of the most complete authorative books on micro-flock management.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Earth Publications 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 FORGurdon, Martin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Lyons Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 GURJohn, Katie.
Summary: Discusses the origins and raising of farm birds such as chickens, turkeys and ducks. .
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.5 JOHLawler, Andrew
Summary: "Throughout the history of civilization, humans have embraced it in every form imaginable--as a messenger of the gods, powerful sex symbol, gambling aid, emblem of resurrection, all-purpose medicine, handy research tool, inspiration for bravery, epitome of evil, and, of course, as the star of the world's most famous joke. In [this book], science writer Andrew Lawler takes us on an adventure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2014