Keep Chickens!Keep Chickens!
Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces
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eBook, 2015
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Current format, eBook, 2015, , Available. Offered in 0 more formatsNo matter how small your lot is, you can keep chickens and enjoy fresh eggs every morning. Barbara Kilarski shares her passion for poultry as she fills this guide with tips and techniques for successfully raising chickens in small spaces. Spotlighting the self-sufficient pleasures of tending your own flock, Kilarski offers detailed information on everything from choosing breeds that thrive in tight quarters and building coops to providing medical care for sick animals. You'll have fun as you keep happy and productive chickens. A paralegal who is passionate about poultry, Barbara Kilarski has published articles in a variety of print and web venues, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. She lives with The Girls--Lucy (a New Hampshire Red), Whoopee (an AustraLorp), and ZsaZsa (a Barred Plymouth Rock) in Portland, Oregon.
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Introduction
1 From City Chick to Urban Chickens
2 Why Keep Chickens?
Chicken Care Is Easy
Fresh Eggs
Pest Control
Top-Notch Fertilizer
Chickens in the Garden
Art, Pets & Entertainment
Pondering Urban Flocks
3 Chicken Basics
Chicken History
Definitions
Chicken FAQs
4 Chickens and the Law
Courtesy First: Talk to Your Neighbors
Chicken Codes
5 Building a Coop
What's in a Coop?
How Big?
To Roof or Not to Roof?
Building in Cold or Hot Climates
The Right Coop in the Right Place
Breaking Ground
Building a Coop for the Girls
Rats!
6 How to Pick a Chick
Research
Classifying Chickens
Three Makes Company
Climatic Considerations
Good Breeds for a Backyard Flock
Where to Get Chicks
How to Pick Chicks
7 Chicken Care
The Care of Little 'Uns
Sick Chicks
Feeders and Waterers
Eggs, Eggs, Eggs!
Coop Care
Extreme Weather Care
Health & Fitness
Molting
8 Eggcellent Eats
Epilogue: A Day in the Life of an Urban Chicken Keeper
Photo Gallery: A Chicken Extravaganza
Appendix: Summary of Selected City Municipal Codes
Recommended Reading
Chicks & Chicken Supplies
Chicken Information & Organizations
Index
If you find yourself reading up on fancy breeds of chickens, if you've taken to sketching coop designs on cocktail napkins, then you're ready to join the nationwide chicken boomlet! And you need Keep Chickens!
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