Raising Chickens for Dummies

We are new to Chickens, and I am one to like to read about a topic to learn what I need to know. This book has been an excellent resource! Wondering when chicks can start to venture outdoors? What are the true tolerance temperatures for young vs older chickens? What are the anatomical structures of birds that will help you tell boys from girls? How do you manage layers versus broilers? How do you butcher and clean a chicken? What are the proper elements for a brooder and a coop? They go into tons of detail on all topics, also pointing out some of the things to avoid. I had tried several of the other books out there (ones free with Prime or Unlimited), as well as using online forums, but I would have a hard time finding specific comprehensive answers to my questions. This book seems to have it all!

Very informative

Wow! Great info!!! Big book..lots of information. This is the first time that we have raised chickens so we have a lot of questions and this book has a lot of answers!!! I researched before buying the correct chicken book and I was impressed mostly with this and I'm glad that I decided to get this one. I know we will use this as a go-to for any questions that arise, and just to read through to educate ourselves on our new journey with raising sweet chickens!!! :)

I wish I had this BEFORE building a chicken coop. The store sold me a coop/cage that is WAY too small for 6 chickens. And i didn't realize chickens are escape artists! The book goes through legal issues/city or town restrictions, about start up costs, estimated time it will need, and space. Chicken anatomy, behavior, how they get along with other animals. Breed information for layers, pets/show, etc. Buying chickens, housing, design of coop, feeding, water info, cleaning, pest and predator control. Simple important information like how to catch your chickens! It goes into breeding and incubating, managing layers and butchering meat birds. It briefly reviews common health issues.so much more

Ive read it about 5 times already. I have read everything online which can be very controversial . I needed a place where I could read about everything and have it pretty much the right way to do things. Its really easy to understand and I have highlighted a bunch of my book already. I highly recommend this book to new chicken keepers, especially the chapter on hatching chicks.

This book is good for people who know nothing about taking care of chickens and those who are experienced and may need a quick info check. It is also easy to find the topics you are interested in now with reading the ones that can wait.

Extremely informational and a must-have book if you're learning to raise chickens. I wish there were more scenarios...like way to do if you have two roosters (from chicks) or chicken math could be valuable in the book. I wish it had more information about raising chicks. Overall, it's a general book. It's been nice to have to reference back to when I need it.

Very comprehensive book for a complete beginner such as myself. I'm sure I could have searched the internet for much of this information, but who has the time to sit for hours researching every aspect of raising chickens? This is a handy book to whip out when you have a question or concern. Highly recommend.