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OverviewChickens can enrich your life in more ways than one - providing fresh eggs, natural pest control, garden benefits, companionship, and even meat for those who choose a self-sufficient lifestyle. But whether you're keeping a small backyard flock or managing a homestead-scale setup, raising chickens successfully requires a solid understanding of their behavior, nutrition, housing needs, flock dynamics, and health care. The Complete Chicken Farming Handbook is your clear, approachable, step-by-step guide to raising confident, healthy, productive chickens - no overwhelm, confusion, or guesswork. Inside this handbook, you'll learn: How to choose the right breeds based on climate, purpose, temperament, and egg/meat production The best coop designs, run setups, ventilation, and predator protection strategies Proper feeding and nutrition - including starter, grower, layer feed, treats, and supplements How to understand chicken body language, flock hierarchy, and social dynamics Gentle handling and bonding techniques for friendly, calm birds Step-by-step guidance for brooding chicks, managing adolescent pullets, and supporting adult hens How to collect, store, and use eggs safely and efficiently Responsible approaches to ethical meat production (optional and respectfully explained) Common health concerns, early warning signs, and prevention strategies Sustainable homestead systems such as rotational grazing, composting, garden integration, and coop-to-soil cycles Whether your goal is fresh eggs, a productive homestead, gentle family pets, or a closed-loop sustainable food system, this handbook gives you the knowledge and confidence to raise chickens with respect, care, and purpose. A fulfilling chicken-keeping journey begins with understanding.This book helps you build it - from the ground up. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alison V GloverPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9798271701412Pages: 266 Publication Date: 28 October 2025 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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