Keep Chickens! Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces (Paperback)
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Chickens are hot right now, as attested by articles on backyard chickens in the Wall Street Journal and House and Garden (not to mention Martha Stewart and her palatial henhouses). Kilarski is a self-proclaimed “city chick,” and her approach to chicken keeping reflects this background. This is a book for people who want to keep chickens in the city or suburbs, not for those with large flocks in the country. Kilarski also makes an important point–keeping chickens in this context really means keeping hens, as roosters with their crowing are generally illegal in urban areas. In eight short chapters, the author covers the basics of chicken keeping, including feeds and feeding, coop and henhouse design, breeds that are suitable for backyard flocks, and recipes featuring the fresh eggs that the hens will provide. Sidebars offer factoids about chickens and poultry keeping. The text is profusely illustrated with period advertisements and includes a color gallery of (more…)
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Useful and fun!
Very encouraging and fun. This book is great for pet chicken owners but not so great for big producers (no, I am not one of those “big producers”!). Pet chickens RULE!
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Chickens are FUN!
I absolutely loved this book. The author has a whimsical fun approach to raising chickens in your yard. I’m so excited to get my chickens!!!
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My First Chicken Book
This is the first book I read when I started getting my little hens end of last year. It was so helpful with a friendly, enthusiastic and encouraging tone to it — not cut and…
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Okay light read, but not for new chicken owners with real questions
This book was one of several I purchased before placing my first order for backyard chickens. Although it is an easy light read, it really doesn’t provide any substantial…
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Just Right for the Beginner
Keep Chickens is one of the most user-friendly books I have read regarding starting your own backyard flock.
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Keep Chickens
I loved this book. It is written for us folks who have just a few chickens in our backyard and is full of humor and good information and resources.
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Great book to start with if you are thinking about chickens
First if all, this book is not comprehensive, and I don’t think it is meant to be. This is more like an overview of what it is like to keep chickens.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A book that made me chicken out
I admit that I bought this book mostly for its entertainment value. I mean, several customer reviewers claim that the author must be a lesbian.
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Keep Chickens and a computer
This was too basic of a book for me. Just about all the information in it I had found online on websites and forums.
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Not Very Useful
I didn’t find this book very useful. First, it is a slim volume to start with, so it is not really very comprehensive.