Description: "Engagingly written, informative, and packed with color photographs, The Backyard Chicken Keeper's Bible pairs a sumptuous aesthetic with advice on identifying a broad range of chicken breeds and selecting the right ones for you, as well as discovering more about the evolution, history, and art of chickens of the world. With detailed visuals of the top backyard chicken breeds-- as well as notable chickens and keepers around the world and throughout history-- readers will discover more about starting and caring for their own home flock, plus the best equipment and resources to keep them happy and thriving, how to create chicken-friendly gardens, coops, and runs, and how to become better animal advocates."--Cover.
Brief description:
Jessica Ford is the chicken and homestead contributor to Home, Garden and Homestead--an online guide to creating an independent, healthy, and sustainable homestead lifestyle. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, two children, and a small flock of chickens.