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Getting Started With Your Working Chicken: Permaculture Chicken, #1
By Anna Hess
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Get ready for your new flock in thirty minutes or less!
This short, sweet, and self-sufficient guide shows beginners how to keep chickens as part of a rural or urban homestead. Learn everything you need to know to get started on your poultry adventure, with quick answers to frequently asked questions like:
What kind of chickens should I get?
Which color eggs are best?
How many chickens should I get?
Should I add a rooster to my flock?
Where should I get my chickens?
She's so cute! Can I name her?
When should I kill my chickens?
What infrastructure do I need to make my chickens happy?
What should I feed my chickens?
Should my chickens have a tractor, a coop, or be free range?
How much space do my chickens need?
How do I manage my working flock?
What is the chicken's place in the farm ecosystem?
"The author gives just what is needed to get started raising chickens." —- Veronica
"This is a quick little book packed with lots of good realistic advice." —- TSP
"A great first-read for anyone considering raising chickens. Lots of useful factual information for the experienced chicken keeper as well as for the beginner." —- pamela
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Getting Started With Your Working Chicken - Anna Hess
Getting Started With Your Working Chicken
A Beginner's Guide to Growing Backyard Eggs & Meat
Anna Hess
Copyright © 2023 by Anna Hess
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No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. What kind of chickens should I get?
3. Which color eggs are best?
4. How many chickens should I get?
5. Should I add a rooster to my flock?
6. Where should I get my chickens?
7. She's so cute! Can I name her?
8. When should I kill my chickens?
9. What infrastructure do I need to make my chickens happy?
10. What should I feed my chickens?
11. Should my chickens have a tractor, a coop, or be free range?
12. How much space do my chickens need?
13. How do I manage my working flock?
14. What's the chicken's place in the farm ecosystem?
15. What's next?
Chapter 1
Introduction
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