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Backyard Poultry 3 reviews
Countryside Publications Ltd
Must have magazine for the poultry enthusist!
+ Excellent !
+ helpful info about poultry care, breeds, housing, health, etc.
Backyard Poultry magazine is a fabulous publication. Bi-monthly it arrives, eagerly awaited, in my mailbox. It is loaded chock-full of great color photo's, as well as black and white photo's; some photo's even sent in by their readers. Some of the features of this magazine include: question and ...
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The Chicken Health Handbook 29 reviews
Gail Damerow
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1994
Great Reference book
+ Excellent reference book
+ Great Information
+ the chicken veterinary manual!
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Modern Free Range (The Gold Cockerel Series)
Michael Roberts, Victoria Roberts
Gold Cockerel Books, 1988
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Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit (Hobby Farms)11 reviews
Sue Weaver
BowTie Press, 2005
my favorite chicken book!
+ Very good beginner book
+ Great for Beginners
+ backyard farmer
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A Guide to Better Hatching 1 review
Janet Stromberg
Stromberg Pub. Co, 2001
Very Good
Slim paper back book.Good info on hatching, some genetics. Useful chart with hatching times for wide variety of birds.
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British Large Fowl (Gold Cockerel) 1 review
Michael Roberts, Victoria Roberts
Gold Cockerel Books, 1994
Not recommended
Not recommended. I hoped this British book would provide detailed information about the "British Large Fowl". Instead, it has only brief entries about various breeds (the same info you find in basic poultry books).
Also be aware that the authors used the exact same text in "Poultry for ...
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Keeping Pet Chickens: You don't need much space to Enjoy the Bounty of Fresh Eggs from Your Own Small Flock ...5 reviews
Johannes Paul, William Windham, ...
Barron''s Educational Series, 2005
Brilliant
+ Chickens!
+ Wonderful beginners book
+ good for beginners
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Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds18 reviews
Carol Ekarius
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2007
Storey's Illustrated Poultry Guide
+ Superb pictures and information on poultry breeds
+ Beautiful Book
+ Best reference book and an interesting read
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Chickens at Home (The Gold Cockerel Series)
Michael Roberts, Victoria Roberts
Gold Cockerel Books, 1989
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Family Poultry Flock1 review
H. Lee Schwanz
Lessiter Publications, 1987
Great Information
This book tells you everything you should know about raising poultry. It's got great information for anyone who is looking for information on poultry.
I highly recommend this book.
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Poultry for Anyone 2 reviews
Victoria Roberts
Whittet Books, Limited, 1998
Poultry for Anyone
This book as lots of lovely colour pictures of each poultry breed.
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Success With Baby Chicks: A Complete Guide to Hatchery Selection, Mail-Order Chicks, Day-Old Chick Care, ...10 reviews
Robert Plamondon
Norton Creek Press, 2003
clear, detailed advice for farms-- not ideal for those who want to raise 3 to 5 backyard hens
+ Great resource!
+ Forgetten ideas are new again
+ Success with Baby Chicks
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ABC of Poultry Raising10 reviews
J. H. Florea
Dover Publications, 1977
Great for novice or old timers
+ A bit dated, but VERY through guide for anyone
+ ABC of Poultry Raising
+ Very Informative
+ ABC of Poultry Raising
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Old and Rare Breeds of Poultry (International Poultry Library)
Joseph Batty
Northbrook Publishing Ltd, 2002
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Choosing and Keeping Chickens9 reviews
Chris Graham
TFH Publications, Inc., 2006
Best book for choosing a breed for your family
+ Great variety of info -- bad photo editing
+ Choosing and Keeping Chickens
+ very useful book
+ Choosing and Keeping Chickens
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Starting with Chickens (Starting with ...)
Katie Thear
Broad Leys Publishing Limited, 1999
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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry: Breeds, Care, Health8 reviews
Leonard Mercia
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000
Underated book, has wonderful & complete information
+ A Must Have Book
+ Wished for more.
+ More than enough
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Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide47 reviews
Rick Luttmann, Gail Luttmann
Rodale Books, 1976
"Chickens in your Backyard"
+ Quick Read of Book
+ easy read and informative
+ practical
+ A great beginner's Chicken Book
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Your Chickens7 reviews
Gail Damerow
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1993
Great reference tool
+ Your Chickens
+ Great book for kids (and adults too)!
+ Great for adults
+ Great instructional books on animals
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Hens in the Garden, Eggs in the Kitchen1 review
Charlotte Popescu
Cavalier Paperbacks, 2003
Nicely written...
I like the book, but realized it is in her garden in Europe, so didn't get as much out of it as I thought I might.
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