About this item
The Homesteader's Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook is the modern homesteader's guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm - the chicken. From the rooster's crow in the morning, to the warm egg in the nesting box, chickens are the gateway livestock for almost every homesteader and backyard farm enthusiast. In this book, you'll learn everything you need to know about raising chickens naturally. Fewell guides you in:understanding why chickens do what they docreating your very own poultry or egg businesspreventing and treating ailments with herbal remediessetting up your property, coop, and brooderhatching chickspurchasing chickens properlycooking delicious recipes with your farm fresh eggs and poultry.This is heritage chicken keeping skills 101, with a modern twist.
About the Author
Amy is a wife, mother, author, blogger, photographer, and head dish washer and chicken wrangler of The Fewell Homestead. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains, Amy and her family love living a natural homesteading lifestyle - raising livestock, planting a kitchen garden, cooking from scratch, and living as holistically as possible.
Growing up around her grandparents farm, Amy learned life skills that set her on a path to providing for her family. Through gardening, preserving, butchering, and home remedies, this farm girl is taking it to a whole new level of sustainability in a modern world!
Follow Amy online at thefewellhomestead.com
Amy is also the Founder of the organization, Homesteaders of America, an educational resource of homestead support, education, and events - homesteadersofamerica.com
