Backyard chickens : beyond the basics /: beyond the basics. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Backyard chickens beyond the basics
• Further Information: Note: Pam Freeman.
• Authors: Freeman, Pam, 1971-
• Contents: Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; CONTENTS ; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Expanding Your Flock; Considerations Before Expanding; Hand-Raising Chicks; Using a Broody Hen to Add to Your Flock; Adding Older Chickens; CHAPTER 2 Flock Behavior; The Pecking Order; Troubleshooting Relationships; Working With Your Flock; How to Safely Integrate Old and New; CHAPTER 3 Life with a Rooster; Identifying Hens and Roosters; Flock Dynamics with a Rooster; All About Spurs; CHAPTER 4 All About Eggs; Egg Formation and Egg Color; Collecting and Storing Eggs; CHAPTER 5 Chicken (and Egg) Health; Daily Check-Ups. Expanding your flock -- Flock behavior -- Life with a rooster -- All about eggs -- Chicken (and egg) health -- Predators -- Feeding your chickens -- Chicken keeping through the seasons -- Coop truth. Troubleshooting Egg ProductionImperfect Eggs and Oddities; Chicken Droppings; Worming; Wound Care; CHAPTER 6 Predators; What's Out There?; Keeping Your Flock Safe; CHAPTER 7 Feeding Your Chickens; How Chickens Eat and Digest; Feeds; From the Kitchen to Your Flock; CHAPTER 8 Chicken Keepingthrough the Seasons; Spring; Summer; Fall; Winter; CHAPTER 9 Coop Truth; Lessons from the Coop; Inside the Ideal Coop; Cleaning the Coop; Preparing for Emergencies; Resources; Acknowledgments; Index; A ; B ; C ; D ; E ; F ; G ; H ; I ; M ; N ; O ; P ; Q ; R ; S ; T ; U ; V ; W ; About the Author.
• Publisher Details: Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 636.5; Chickens; Poultry; Chickens; Poultry; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780760357675; 0760357676
• Related ISBNs: 9780760352007; 0760352003
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.