| | |  | | Home » Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 3rd Edition | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Here is all the information you need to successfully raise chickens — from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops, keeping the birds healthy, and protecting them from predators. This revised third edition contains a new chapter on training chickens and understanding their intelligence, expanded coverage of hobby farming, and up-to-date information on chicken health issues, including avian influenza and fowl first aid.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Gail Damerow | | Paperback:
| 448 pages | | Publisher:
| Storey Publishing, LLC | | Publication Date:
| January 20, 2010 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1603424695 | | Product Length:
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| 1.55 pounds | | Package Length:
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| 1.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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37 of 37 found the following review helpful:
Definitely a step up from prior editionFeb 16, 2010
By Malori Fuchs
I have browsed/read the previous edition of Gail Damerow's book, but in this one I discovered information that was not in the older one. For example, the information about types of predators and how to identify them was of particular interest to me, since one of my young chickens was eaten by a "mystery animal." This book is great as either a book to read through or as a handbook (which I am using it as). There's also good guidelines on making your own feed. Every chicken keeper must own this book!
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
THE PERFECT BOOK ABOUT RAISING CHICKENSApr 24, 2010
By CLR
"Celestial"
I can't imagine a better book about raising chickens. Gail Damerow covers EVERY RELEVANT SUBJECT. Her writing style is so great that I find myself reading just for the pleasure of it. Her 40+ years of experience raising chickens has acquainted her with every possible subject and issue. She has also consulted with other experts to give the reader an even wider view on many subjects. I LOVE THIS BOOK!
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
The Definitive Guide to Raising ChickensApr 15, 2010
By Scott Davis
"ScottInHawaii"
Well I haven't read that many books on raising chickens, but this book seems to be THE guide to have. Every subject you can imagine is covered. However, I think the breed selection section could be better. The other book I have is Keeping Chickens, which has terrific pictures and descriptions of the most popular breeds available. Like I said in the review of that book: a marriage of the two books would be perfect. If you're looking for a detailed reference book about raising chickens this is definitely the book for you.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Not for backyard chicken keepersAug 26, 2011
By Silea
This book is written for people who plan to keep large flocks and focus on productivity. There are little edits here and there to accommodate the growing masses of people keeping a few hens in their backyard, but that's in the form of asides like, '...but if you only have a few chickens you probably won't have this problem.'
My favorite example was in the discussion of diseases. There's a long section about how to recognize various diseases, how to treat them, and so on. At the end, the author comments that not every chicken death is attributable to a disease, and finding a dead chicken or two every now and again is no reason for panic. I plan to have 3 or 4 chickens. If two dropped dead, that would be half of my flock, and i would definitely panic.
If you plan to run a large flock, this book will be very valuable. It has a great deal of information on good laying breeds, good meat breeds, and so on. It discusses diseases, infections, and how to tell what kind of predator killed your bird by what bits you find left on the ground.
However, if you plan to keep a few chickens as layers and pets, and don't want to be told that you should send them off for slaughter after they pass their prime laying years (about age 2), you might not get what you want or need from this book. It's full of admonitions against mixing breeds, mixing age groups, and so on that are important in large flocks but manageable in smaller ones. If you plan to name your chickens, i highly recommend skipping this book and getting A Chicken in Every Yard: The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping instead. It's oriented toward people keeping a few chickens in their urban or suburban back yard, and has no chapters on how to slaughter a chicken.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great for home chicken raisingApr 14, 2010
By M. Scott
I have read several books about keeping a home flock of chickens and this is my favorite. The new edition has even better up to date information.
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