Whether you want to raise 5 chickens or 50, whether you have a 40-foot city lot or a 40-acre farm, the expert advice in this hands-on guidebook makes it easy for you to get started raising a healthy flock. Whichever comes first for you, the chicken or the egg, this book will show you what to do next with longtime chicken breeder Christine Heinrichs explaining all the helpful DOs and important DON'Ts. This brightly illustrated, full-color guide will...

Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of chickens and includes ideas for crafts and recipes using chickens' eggs.

FARM & WORKING ANIMALS. The more you know about your pet, the better you'll be able to provide the care and attention he requires for a healthy and happy life. The Pet Friendly guides offer expert advice on every aspect of care such as: Housing and equipment. Feeding and nutrition. Behaviour & Health. Ages 9+

"Keeping chickens is fun, relaxing, and low maintenance, and you have the added benefit of your own known source of fresh eggs. This book offers guidance to the beginner needs to know, from whether to buy chicks or hens, what varieties to chose, how to tell if you're buying a healthy chicken and how to ensure it stays that way, and more"--OCLC.

Text and photographs follow a baby chick through his first year of life as he learns how to peck for food, plays with other chicks, and develops into a rooster.

Out for an early morning walk, a chicken wanders into a school that she mistakes for a fancy barn.

Chicken dreams about a treasure and sets off on a dangerous journey to find it.

In search of the perfect place to lay her egg, Tillie the chicken leaves the barnyard and explores the farmhouse.

A hungry wolf's attempts to fatten a chicken for his stewpot have unexpected results.