Joy of Keeping Chickens (eBook)

The Ultimate Guide to Raising Poultry for Fun or Profit

Jennifer Megyesi (Autor)

Geoff Hansen (Fotograf)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015 | Second Edition
272 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-63450-026-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Finally backyard farmers who want to keep a few hens for eggs have a bible that's attractive enough to leave out on the coffee table, and inexpensive enough to purchase on a whim. This comprehensive guide, written in charming prose from the perspective of an organic farmer, will appeal to readers who are interested in raising chickens, or simply want the best knowledge about how to cook them. With this in mind, farmer and animal expert Jennifer Megyesi discusses all the basic details of raising the birdsgeneral biology, health, food, choosing breeds, and so onand she cuts through the smoke to identify what terms like "e;organic,"e; "e;free-range,"e; and so on really mean for poultry farmers and consumers.No chicken book would be complete without information on how to show chickens for prizes, and this is no different, but The Joy of Keeping Chickens also stresses the importance of self-sustainability and organic living, and the satisfaction of keeping heirloom breeds. Readers will appreciate the comprehensive nature of this readable, informative guide, and Megyesi's enthusiasm about keeping chickens. Coupled with Geoff Hansen's gorgeous full-color photographs, this text makes for an instant classic in the category.

Autor

Jennifer Megyesi and her husband own and run the Fat Rooster Farm in Vermont. She holds a master's degree in wildlife biology and has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Her farm is currently breeding Cuckoo Marans chickens, famed for laying chocolate-colored eggs. She lives on the farm with her husband and son in Royalton, Vermont.Geoff Hansen is a photographer and editor at the Valley News in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He has published in Newsweek, USA Today, and The New York Times. He lives in Tunbridge, Vermont, with his wife, daughter, and two beagles.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.4.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Antibiotics • apple cider • baby chicks • backyard chickens • backyard flock • Beginners • books on baby chicks • books on backyard chickens • books on chicken raisings books on chic • books on common senses • books on natural approaches • books on natural remedies • books on sense approaches • chemicals • chicken coop • chicken farmer • chicken flock • chicken owners • chicken raising • cider vinegar • cleaners • Common sense • daily blog • diy projects • dust bath • egg laying • Facebook • feathered friends • feed store • Flocks • fresh eggs • fresh herbs • go-to • Guides • happy healthy • healthy eggs • healthy happy • Hens • herbal remedies • herb garden natural remedies • holistic • holistically • Keepers • kitchen counter • Massachusetts • medicated • molting • natural approach • natural herbs • natural means • natural methods • natural treatments • nesting boxes • Oregano • organically • organic eggs • pics • Poultry • preventative • pullets • raise chickens • raised chickens • raise happy • raise healthy • raises chickens • Raising chickens • raising happy • raising healthy • sense approach • valuable information
• ISBN-10: 1-63450-026-1 / 1634500261
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63450-026-5 / 9781634500265