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All the basics (and beyond!) for happy, healthy chickens. In cities and suburbsand everywhere in between, a classic American tradition is back in a big way -- raising backyard chickens for eggs, meat, fun, or profit. Chickens in Your Backyard has been the go-to guide for chicken care for over 40 years. This revised and updatededition combines all the classic techniques with the most up-to-date information -- from incubating, raising, housing, and feeding, to treating disease and raising chickens for show. Chickens in Your Backyard provides everything you need to know to turn your backyard into a happy homestead.
About the Author
Gail Damerow and her husband operate a family farm in Tennessee where they keep poultry and dairy goats, tend a sizable garden, and maintain a small orchard. They grow and preserve much of their own food, make their own yogurt and ice cream, and bake their own bread. Gail has written extensively on raising livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural skills. She shares her experience and knowledge as a contributor to several periodicals, as the principal author or contributor to numerous country skills how-to books, and on her blog at gaildamerow.com.
