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Internationally known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings an informative style and fresh perspective on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world. An attorney by profession, Kathy is the founder and one-woman creative force behind her wildly popular and award-winning Facebook page and blog, The-Chicken-Chick.com.Now her practical, down-to-earth approach to chicken-keeping is available in book form. Sharing her years of hard-earned experience and collaborations with poultry veterinarians, nutritionists, and professors, she provides simple steps to care for these uncommon pets with confidence. Kathy's personality permeates the book as she guides newbie, veteran, and would-be backyard chickeneers alike through all aspects of small-flock care - from getting into the hobby to housing, feeding, egg production, health, and much more. The result is accurate information presented in the fun and abundantly illustrated format that Mormino has delivered on her blog for years.



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Kathy Shea Mormino

Internationally known as The Chicken Chick®, Kathy Shea Mormino brings a fresh perspective and informative style to raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world. An attorney by profession, Kathy is the founder & one-woman driving force behind her wildly popular & award-winning Facebook page and blog, http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com/

Now her practical, down-to-earth approach to keeping chickens is available in book form where she shares years of hard-earned experience and collaborations with poultry veterinarians, nutritionists, and professors to provide readers with tips to care for these uncommon pets with confidence. Mormino's personality permeates The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens, in which she guides newbie, veteran, and would-be backyard chickeneers alike through all aspects of small-flock care--from considering the hobby to housing, feeding, egg production, health, and much more. The result is accurate, practical information presented in the fun and abundantly illustrated format that Mormino has delivered on her blog for years.

Several generations removed from growing one's own food, families consciously seeking fresh, local eggs from humanely-raised hens are flocking back to resuscitate the wilted roots of self-reliance planted by their forbearers. Most venturing into modern-day chickening do so sans family mentors or local Sherpas to guide the way, unaware of the pitfalls that the "how hard could it be? " mentality forebodes. Moreover, few are prepared for the shocking realization that these unique, food producing animals quickly become beloved family pets with specific management and medical needs that the veterinary community at large is untrained to meet. Writing with the friendly approachability of the smart girl next door, Mormino's engaging, irreverent style makes chicken keeping accessible to readers regardless of experience level and intriguing, if not enviable, to those without chickens.

Her background as a litigation attorney combined with the street-cred she has garnered from sharing personal chickening successes, failures and gaffes in real-time online makes her a relatable, trustworthy advisor readers depend on to deliver the straight dope. Having spent years in litigation publicly fighting politicians for the right to keep backyard chickens, Mormino has consistently put her money where her mouth is, educating lawmakers and changing zoning regulations proving that animal welfare and the right to keep chickens responsibly is foremost on her agenda.

In addition to being a Brand Ambassador for Tractor Supply Company, Purina Poultry, Vetericyn, and Durvet, Kathy is a contributor to Hobby Farms Chickens magazine, as well as online blogs by Mother Earth News and Grit magazines. She has become the trusted voice in backyard chicken-keeping, frequently sought out by media outlets and publications, including The Wall Street Jour



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