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 NATFederation of Animal Science Societies
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Societies 1998
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1Thurow, Stephanie
Summary: "With over thirty-five years of combined experience, homesteaders Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn have taught thousands of people across the globe how to garden, preserve food, tend backyard chickens, cook from scratch, and care for their families with natural homemade alternatives. Now, their homesteading knowledge and instruction can be found in one place with Small-Scale Homesteading. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 THUUssery, Harvey.
Summary: "The most comprehensive guide to date on raising all-natural poultry for the small-scale farmer, homesteader, and professional grower. The Small-Scale Poultry Flock offers a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowl, based entirely on natural systems" --Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 USSWoods, Prince Tannat
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Creek Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 WOOGolson, Terry Blonder.
Summary: Provides expert advice on selecting, feeding, and caring for egg-laying hens and cultivating fresh eggs, along with one hundred egg recipes, including omelets, quiches, and souffl©♭s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.675 GOLGraves, Will.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Williamson Pub. 1985
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.50068 GRAMegyesi, 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 MEGSummary: America's authority on healthy eating offers a unique selection of quick, easy, and nutritious recipes that can be made with five ingredients or less or in fifteen minutes tops, providing a nutritional analysis and step-by-step instructions for each recipe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 AVESchrager, Lee.
Summary: "These are 50 exciting new recipes for America's most decadently delicious food, from classic Southern preparations to new twists by chefs across the country, paired with 25 perfect sides--the best of the crispiest birds around, as selected by the founder of the South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festival. Everyone has their own take on fried chicken: some let it brine with lots of salt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5975 SCHWillis, 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 WILAmundsen, Lucie B.
Summary: The author shares how she and her husband became egg farmers, and how, with very little experience, they learned to manage their business and why they believe farms like theirs are vital to rebuilding America's food system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 AMUEkarius, Carol.
Contents: Introduction -- Chikens : Laying breeds -- Meat breeds -- Ornamental breeds -- Waterfowl : Ducks -- Geese -- Turkeys -- Other birds of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2007
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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 JOHMercia, Leonard S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 MERSummary: 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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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHIEnglish, 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
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 EngCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal EnglishMcKenna, 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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Place a hold to request this item.Megyesi, 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 MEGMercia, Leonard S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1990
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.5 MERUssery, Harvey
Summary: "The most comprehensive book on how to raise and breed your own poultry flock is now fully updated and expanded. The first edition of The Small-Scale Poultry Flock helped thousands of small-scale farmers and homesteaders successfully adopt a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowl based on natural systems. In this expanded and thoroughly revised...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2023
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Summary: "Homesteader Leah M. Webb shares her strategy for implementing a homestead plan in seven stages by starting small and gradually adding more features each year. Step-by-step photos from the author's own homestead, accompanied by her hard-earned advice and instruction, make this a one-of-a-kind guide for anyone who aspires to grow more of their own food"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2023
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Summary: Delicious dinners don’t have to mean endless dishes! Introducing Skillet & Sheet Pan Suppers, a collection of one-pan meals that will revolutionize the way you prepare dinner. Feed your family in half the time with a fraction of the effort—and no one will know the difference!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Countryman Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.7 SWESummary: The most powerful poultry in pop culture is back!!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019