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Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide

by Rick Luttmann, Gail Luttmann (Author)

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All the basics (and beyond!) for raising happy, healthy chickens. In cities, suburbs, and everywhere in between, a classic American tradition is back in a big way--raising backyard chickens for eggs, meat, fun, or profit. Chickens in Your Backyard has been the go-to guide for chicken care for more than 40 years. This revised and updated edition combines all the classic techniques with the most up-to-date information--from incubating, raising, housing, and feeding, to treating disease and show more raising chickens for show. Chickens in Your Backyard provides everything you need to know to turn your backyard into a happy homestead..-- show less

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Original publication date: 1976

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Languages: English
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Published: 1976
Genres: Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Home & Garden
DDC/MDS: 636.5
LCC: SF487 .L968

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