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Chick Days : an Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens by Jenna Woginrich; photography by Mars Vilaubi is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

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Chickens are the hottest new backyard “pet”! It seems that every Tom, Dick, and Susan wants to raise chickens in his or her backyard, whether that yard is one square foot or one hundred. There’s nothing more local than an egg freshly laid right in your own yard. But what should you expect when you’re adopting a couple of day-old chicks? In <i>Chick Days</i>, Jenna Woginrich, award-winning author of <i>Made from Scratch</i>, the homesteading memoir for the twenty-something generation, offers a highly entertaining and informative photographic guide for today’s fledgling chick parent. Fun for the complete newbie and for families with young children, <i>Chick Days</i> chronicles the journey of three chickens from newly hatched fluffy butterballs to grown hens laying eggs. Day by day and week by week, readers watch the three starring chickens grow and change, learning about chicken behavior, feeding requirements, housing, hygiene, and health-care essentials, and fun facts on all things poultry. As Jenna herself says, “Chickens are more than 12-piece buckets, country diner kitsch, and egg whites. They’re your backyard ambassadors to healthier eating and basic husbandry. Keeping chickens

Who reads Chick Days : an Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens?

Author

Jenna Woginrich; photography by Mars Vilaubi

Publisher

Storey Publishing, LLC

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781603425841

Category

reference

Subjects

Agriculture, Home & Lifestyle, Fiction

Rating

4.1 / 5 (445 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14