Raising Chickens For Dummies

INTRODUCTION 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 3

PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH RAISING CHICKENS 5

CHAPTER 1: The Joy of Chickens 7
CHAPTER 2: A Chicken Isn't Just a Chicken: Your Guide to Breeds 17
CHAPTER 3: Buying Chickens 35

PART 2: CARING FOR YOUR FLOCK: GENERAL MANAGEMENT 53

CHAPTER 4: Coop, Sweet Coop: Choosing Your Chickens' Home 55
CHAPTER 5: Feeding Your Flock 83
CHAPTER 6: Controlling Pests and Predators 109

PART 3: SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS 125
CHAPTER 7: Managing Layers and Collecting Eggs 127
CHAPTER 8: Raising Meat Birds 153
CHAPTER 9: Keeping Chickens with Other Poultry 183

PART 4: KEEPING YOUR CHICKENS HAPPY AND HEALTHY 199

CHAPTER 10: Basic Chicken Biology and Behavior 201
CHAPTER 11: Preventing Problems 219
CHAPTER 12: Performing Chicken First Aid 245

PART 5: THE CYCLE OF LIFE: FROM EGG TO CHICK 273

CHAPTER 13: Making More Chickens 275
CHAPTER 14: Incubating Eggs and Hatching Chicks 293
CHAPTER 15: Raising Chicks 319

PART 6: THE PART OF TENS 343

CHAPTER 16: Ten Tips for Healthy, Stress-Free Chickens 345
CHAPTER 17: Ten Reasons Why Raising Chickens Is Awesome 351

INDEX 357

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