Bantam Chickens. Bantam Chickens as Pets. Bantam Chicken Owner's Manual

Bantam Chickens. Bantam Chickens as Pets. Bantam Chicken Owner's Manual

Author: Roland Ruthersdale

Publisher: Imb Publishing

Published: 2014-09-28

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781910410646

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Bantam Chickens are the most popular variety among current chicken owners. These miniature sized chickens are perfect in any urban set up. They are cheaper to maintain and are definitely adorable. They are gentle, docile and easy to tame, making them the perfect options for pet owners. These birds are not exactly the most revered for their egg laying capabilities but there is a lot more to them than that. Most bantam breeds have been perfected to be show quality birds. They have glossy feathers, magnificent tails and even peculiar forms that make them extremely interesting to watch in pet shows. In fact a few of the Bantam breeds are considered to be the most perfectly created chickens. They have set standards for out crossing and artificially creating features and colors that you will not see in any other regular breed. If you are a first time chicken owner, this book is your comprehensive guide to chicken care. Everything that you need to know about the health and proper development of your birds is in this book. This book takes you step by step through various chicken care practises that can be slightly intimidating for first time pet owners. You can read about common issues like feeding, housing and healthcare for backyard chickens. I do hope that this book is as informative as I intended it to be. It is simple and fun to read, I assure you. So, here is wishing you pleasant times with your beloved Bantam chickens. Covered in this book: - History - Bringing your chickens home - Preparing your home - Housing - Fencing - Daily Care - Interacting - Transporting - Managing the eggs - Health and well being - and a lot more.


Bantams

Bantams

Author: Helga Fritzsche

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780812036879

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Tells how to select, house, feed, and care for bantams, describes different varieties, and discusses breeding, nutrition, and common ailments.


Silkies Or Silkie Chickens As Pets. Silkie Bantams Facts, Raising, Breeding, Care, Food and Where to Buy All Covered. Including Black, White, Chinese

Silkies Or Silkie Chickens As Pets. Silkie Bantams Facts, Raising, Breeding, Care, Food and Where to Buy All Covered. Including Black, White, Chinese

Author: Lang Elliot

Publisher: Imb Publishing

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781909151550

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Everything you need to know about Silkies or Silkie Chickens as pets. This book is a must have guide for anybody passionate about Silkie Chickens, Silkies or Silkie Bantams. Facts and information, raising, breeding, care, food and where to buy all included. Black, white, Chinese and bearded silkie chickens also covered. The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straight forward, no nonsense fashion, Elliott Lang covers all aspects of keeping Silkie Chickens. The book is full of sound advice and answers to your questions.


What's Killing My Chickens?

What's Killing My Chickens?

Author: Gail Damerow

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2019-12-10

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1612129099

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For backyard chicken keepers and large-scale farmers alike, the single greatest challenge is protecting poultry from predators. What’s Killing My Chickens? is the ultimate guide to identifying the culprit behind a coop intrusion and ensuring safety for the flock. Often, by the time an attack is discovered, the predator has already left the scene. Best-selling author and chicken expert Gail Damerow uses the style of a detective manual to teach readers how to follow clues such as tracks, trails, scat, and other signs to pinpoint the attacker. Profiles describe key habits of the possible predators — ranging from raptors to rodents, foxes to bullfrogs — and provide the best techniques for blocking their access to the coop and yard, including removing attractants, using poultry guardians and lighting, and installing the most effective type of fencing. This empowering book offers essential knowledge, and peace of mind, for every chicken keeper.


Let's Hatch Chicks!

Let's Hatch Chicks!

Author: Lisa Steele

Publisher: Young Voyageur

Published: 2018-01-09

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 0760357854

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Introduce children to the life cycle of chickens from egg, to hatching, and beyond with Let's Hatch Chicks!. Author Lisa Steele, of Fresh Eggs Daily, shows the entire process in kid friendly terms. In this book you’ll meet Violet, a plucky and fun-loving chicken. Violet has an exciting secret to share with you: she’s ready to be a mom! Join Violet as she keeps her eggs warm and protects them from danger. See what happens each week as the chick grows inside the egg. And when the new chicks arrive, that's when the fun begins again! These baby chickens need a lot of help to get along in the big world. They will need food, a new home, and sometimes a little help from mama hen. Author Lisa Steele presents the exciting world of chickens in an easy-to-understand, kid friendly way with action-packed illustrations, a useful glossary, and fun chicken facts! Steele runs the very popular chicken-keeping blog, Fresh Eggs Daily, and also hosts a TV show on a PBS affiliate in Maine.


The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens, Revised

The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens, Revised

Author: Andy Schneider

Publisher: Quarry Books

Published: 2017-07-15

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1631594435

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Looking to get started keeping backyard poultry? Let the down-to-earth, common-sense advice in The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens, Expanded & Revised be your guide. Since The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens was first published in 2011, tens of thousands of people have discovered the joys and benefits of a backyard flock. Now Andy Schneider is back with The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens, Expanded & Revised. Keeping backyard chickens is a fun, simple way to to reconnect with the earth, the community, and your food sources—and you can do it, even with limited space in your backyard. Let the Chicken Whisperer (poultry personality Andy Schneider) teach you everything he knows and everything you need to know about raising a backyard flock! Ditch the super-technical manuals and enjoy Andy’s unique, common-sense perspective in The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens, Expanded & Revised. This fun, comprehensive guide is a perfect fit for your busy lifestyle. Inside, you’ll learn: The benefits of a backyard chicken flock The art of incubation Living with brooding hens Setting up coops and runs Proper poultry nutrition Understanding your chickens’ health and wellness And that’s just for a start, so why not start your flock today?


Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds

Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds

Author: Carol Ekarius

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2016-07-18

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1612128432

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More than 128 birds strut their stuff across the pages of this definitive primer for intrepid poultry farmers and feather fanciers alike. From the Manx Rumpy to the Redcap and the Ancona duck to his Aylesbury cousin, each breed is profiled with a brief history, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography. Comprehensive and fun, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds celebrates the personalities and charming good looks of North America’s quirkiest barnyard birds and waterfowl.


The Complete Guide to Raising Chickens

The Complete Guide to Raising Chickens

Author: Tara Layman Williams

Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1601383746

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Properly raised chickens can be a major boon to any household looking to save money on eggs and poultry. A single hen can lay as many as 10 eggs per week, if not coaxed with chemicals or drugs to do more, so providing a family all of the eggs they need. Additionally, eggs can be harvested and sold at farmer s markets or to local supermarkets and poultry can be raised for slaughter to save additional money. Learning what chickens need to survive, from the feed they eat, to the housing they require, and the protection they need from predators is a necessary step for anyone looking to raise them. In this book, you will find a complete guide to understanding how chickens are raised on a small farm, from hatching to egg cultivation, and ultimately slaughter. There is a 16 page colour insert showcasing different breeds as well as general chicken photos. You will learn how to start understanding chickens and their numerous breed types, of which there are more than two hundred. You will learn how to purchase your own chickens and how to effectively handle them. You will learn what kind of housing your chickens need and the proper methods and forms of feeding each breed needs. Details about how to breed chickens for egg production and how to collect and store the eggs form a full chapter on chickens for eggs while additional information is included on how to manage your breeders and hatch eggs for raising your own chicks. Top chicken farms and experts have been interviewed for this book and their expertise and experience has been compiled to form additional sections on maintaining chicken health, the various different seasons and how they affect chicken care and how to raise chickens for meat. Everything you need to know about raising chickens is included in this guide in great detail, the perfect starting place for any new chicken farmer.


Chicken Fact Or Chicken Poop

Chicken Fact Or Chicken Poop

Author: Andy Schneider

Publisher:

Published: 2017-12-26

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 1631593153

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Chicken Fact or Chicken Poop is a science-rooted, fact-based, and study-reinforced manual designed to help you weed through the facts and fictions about your flock. Chicken keepers have access to more information than ever these days, which makes it harder than ever to determine whether what you're reading is a chicken fact or just plain chicken poop. A seemingly reputable blog may tell you one thing while a magazine could say the complete opposite! A farmer may give some homespun wisdom that another may say is complete phooey. This is where Andy Schneider, the Chicken Whisperer, comes in. Schneider has assembled a team of leading chicken experts to help you sort through common facts and fictions about how to keep your flock happy and healthy. Chicken Fact or Chicken Poop covers topics including nutrition, trauma, parasites, medication, predators, and human health. This go-to reference gives you more of everything you need to know, and didn't know you needed to know, about backyard and urban chickens.