Chickens: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising and Keeping Hens

You don't need a farm to keep chickens. This hands-on guide walks beginners through every stage of backyard poultry keeping—choosing a breed, hatching eggs in a homemade incubator, raising chicks, building coops and nesting boxes, feeding for healthy layers, spotting disease, managing broody hens, and humanely culling for meat. Rounded out with recipes for both eggs and chicken, it's a complete introduction to self-sufficient, ethical, home-raised food straight from your own backyard.

• 'You don't need a farm to keep chickens'—the perfect entry point for suburban homesteaders
• Complete life-cycle coverage: from fertilized egg all the way to recipes on the dinner table
• Includes DIY build plans for an incubator, brooder, coop, and nesting box
• Doubles as a cookbook with egg and chicken recipes

“You don't need a farm to keep chickens! Don't buy month-old eggs or chemically treated poultry from the grocery store. You can know exactly where your produce is coming from—your own backyard.”

Perfect for a suburban or rural beginner who wants to raise a small backyard flock for fresh eggs, humane meat, and greater food self-sufficiency.