Backyard Chickens

Have you ever seriously considered raising your own flock of chickens for organic poultry products, but have no idea where to begin? Do you want to discover a proven, step-by-step roadmap to help you successfully raise chicken in your backyard?

If any of the above sounds like what you need help with, then this book is for you.

Raising a healthy flock of chickens can be quite complicated if you haven't had any previous experience. What breed do I choose? How do I properly set up a chicken coop? What is the best material for coop-bedding? And so on.

But it doesn't have to be that way.

In this book, Mark Branson distills his experience as a poulterer and shows you how to effectively and efficiently raise these unpredictable birds.

From choosing the perfect breed and setting up your very first or next coop to feeding your chickens for optimal health and production, this guide is filled with colorful images and illustrations that eliminates guesswork out of breeding chickens.

Take a look at some of the tips you're going to discover in Backyard Chickens:

• Everything you need to know about raising chickens to help you hit the ground running
• A crash guide to the different domestic chicken species and how to select the correct breed for your specific needs
• 4 surefire tips to help you prepare for setting up your own chicken coop or poultry farm
• Foolproof ways to tell if a chick is perfectly healthy and will grow up to be a strong, productive hen
• A crash guide to housing your chickens and important factors you absolutely need to consider before setting up your chicken coop
• How to introduce new chicks to your existing flock and prevent them from killing each other (yes, this often happens)
• All you need to know about feeding and nutrition for chickens, from nutritional requirements to portion size
• ...and tons more!

Whether you're a first-time poulterer looking for a proven chicken raising blueprint, or you're an old hand looking to go back to the basics and learn a new trick or two, Backyard Chickens is a resource guide filled with little-known tips that will help you raise a healthy flock for all your poultry needs.