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A Chicken in Every Yard

The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping

The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping

By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt

By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt

By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt

By Robert Litt and Hannah Litt

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Mar 22, 2011 | ISBN 9781580085823

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Mar 22, 2011 | ISBN 9781607740612

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    About A Chicken in Every Yard

    Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs?

    Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland’s Urban Farm Store, and now they’re ready to help you go local and sustainable with your own backyard birds. In this handy guide to breeds, feed, coops, and care, the Litts take you under their experienced wings and share the secrets to:
     
    Picking the breeds that are right for you • Building a sturdy coop in one weekend for $100 • Raising happy and hearty chicks • Feeding your flock for optimal health and egg nutrition • Preventing and treating common chicken diseases • Planning ahead for family, neighborhood, and legal considerations • Whipping up tasty egg recipes from flan to frittata
     
    With everything that first-timers will need to get started—along with expert tips for more seasoned keepers—this colorful, nuts-and-bolts manual proves that keeping chickens is all it’s cracked up to be.

    About A Chicken in Every Yard

    Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs?

    Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland’s Urban Farm Store, and now they’re ready to help you go local and sustainable with your own backyard birds. In this handy guide to breeds, feed, coops, and care, the Litts take you under their experienced wings and share the secrets to:
     
    Picking the breeds that are right for you • Building a sturdy coop in one weekend for $100 • Raising happy and hearty chicks • Feeding your flock for optimal health and egg nutrition • Preventing and treating common chicken diseases • Planning ahead for family, neighborhood, and legal considerations • Whipping up tasty egg recipes from flan to frittata
     
    With everything that first-timers will need to get started—along with expert tips for more seasoned keepers—this colorful, nuts-and-bolts manual proves that keeping chickens is all it’s cracked up to be.

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    About Robert Litt

    Robert and Hannah Litt are the founders of the Urban Farm Store in Portland, Oregon. They’ve been featured on Planet… More about Robert Litt

    About Hannah Litt

    Robert and Hannah Litt are the founders of the Urban Farm Store in Portland, Oregon. They’ve been featured on Planet… More about Hannah Litt

    About Robert Litt

    Robert and Hannah Litt are the founders of the Urban Farm Store in Portland, Oregon. They’ve been featured on Planet… More about Robert Litt

    About Hannah Litt

    Robert and Hannah Litt are the founders of the Urban Farm Store in Portland, Oregon. They’ve been featured on Planet… More about Hannah Litt

    Product Details

    Category: Science & Technology | Home | Pets

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Ten Speed Press
    Mar 22, 2011 | 208 Pages | 6-1/2 x 9 | ISBN 9781580085823

    Category: Science & Technology | Home | Pets

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Ten Speed Press
    Mar 22, 2011 | 208 Pages | ISBN 9781607740612

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    Praise

    “Backyard chickening may be the best next step beyond backyard gardening. Leveraging their own experience with their Oregon customers’ shared wisdom, Robert and Hannah bring to every aspiring next stepper a mentoring book that can nudge anyone into micro-eggery.”
    —JOEL SALATIN, founder of Polyface Farm, author of You Can Farm, and contributor to Food, Inc.: A Participant Guide
     
    “This is the guide to raising chickens that I desperately needed when I first started urban farming. Robert and Hannah have seen it all when it comes to raising cluckers.”
    —NOVELLA CARPENTER, author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer

    Table Of Contents

    Preface ix
     
    Acknowledgments xi
     
    Chapter 1
    Why Keep Chickens? 1
     
    Chapter 2
    Planning: Are We Ready for This? 11
     
    Chapter 3
    Breeds: Pickin’ Chickens 21
     
    Chapter 4
    Chicks: Parenting Your Peeps 43
     
    Chapter 5
    Coops and Runs: Building Your Poultry Palace 69
     
    Chapter 6
    Adult Chickens: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Farmer 97
     
    Chapter 7
    Health Management: Should I Bring a $5 Chicken to the Vet? 131
     
    Chapter 8
    Eggs: How to Make Them and Eat Them 165
     
    Resources 190
     
    About the Authors 192
     
    Index 193

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