Keeping chickens with Ashley English : all you need to know to care for a happy, healthy flock.
This perfect beginner's guide to raising chickens, with information on choosing a breed, acquiring the chicks, and housing, feeding, and caring for them, provides the lowdown on eggs, including "egg"celent recipes, and profiles of people who have taken on the chicken-rearing challenge. Includes two projects with exploded woodworking illustrations and photos: a simple nesting box and a wildly creative mobile chicken tractor.
Record details
- ISBN: 1600594905
- ISBN: 9781600594908
- Physical Description: 135 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127), glossary and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- What to consider -- Selecting a breed -- Obtaining chickens -- Housing -- Feeding -- Hatching eggs -- Raising chicks -- Health and wellness -- Eggs -- Recipes.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Richlands Branch Library | 636.5 ENG (Text) | 36015001448782 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 636.5 ENG (Text) | 36015001179254 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 636.5 ENG (Text) | 36015000935813 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | 636.5 ENG (Text) | 39488200898270 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 636.5 ENG (Text) | 31250200059727 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | 636.5 ENG (Text) | 0020508605928 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/11/2026 |
| Enka-Candler Library | 636.5 ENG (Text) | 0020510355710 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 636.5 English (Text) | 33115007392795 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Caldwell) | 636.5 En (Text) | 50669011480549 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | 636.5 E (Text) | 39493106724711 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
