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Rossier, Jay

 
9781493029952: Living with Chickens: Everything You Need To Know To Raise Your Own Backyard Flock
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ISBN 10: 1493029959 ISBN 13: 9781493029952
Editorial: The Lyons Press, 2017

Sinopsis

A revised and updated bestseller ·Revised in coordination with the American Poultry Association ·Covers all the essentials of raising and keeping chickens. ·More than 75 color photographs and illustrations. People across the country are raising chickens, whether for food or companionship. You can, too, with this indispensable guide. Straightforward advice and dozens of clear, detailed illustrations gives any future chicken farmer the tools he needs to get started, from step-by-step instructions on building the coop to a brief background on chicken biology; from hints on getting high-quality eggs from the hens, to methods for butchering. Full-color photographs of the birds and their landscape round out this comprehensive book. This bestselling book has been completely revised and updated. Jay Rossier was coauthor of A New Lease on Farmland, published by the E. F. Schumacher Society, and wrote occasional book reviews for Northern Woodlands magazine.

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Acerca del autor

Jay Rossier was coauthor of A New Lease On Farmland, published by the E. F. Schumacher Society, and wrotes occasional book reviews for Northern Woodlands magazine. Geoff Hansen is a photographer and editor at New Hampshire's Valley News and author of My Life As a Dog: The Many Moods of Lucy. His work has appeared in Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Times, and the Boston Globe. He lives in Tunbridge, Vermont, with his wife and daughter. The American Poultry Association, founded in 1873 to help hold up the value of standard-bred poultry and pure breeding, supports sanctioned meets at country-wide poultry shows, and publishes a quarterly newsletter and annual yearbook.

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Chickens - why not? Tens of thousands of people in all areas of the country enjoy raising these birds, whether for food or companionship. Of course, you may want to read Living With Chickens just for the sheer joy of it. Straightforward prose and illustrations give any future chicken farmer the tools he or she needs to get started. Jay Rossier draws on his own experiences and those of his fellow poultrymen in discussing everything from feeding and housing the birds to keeping marauders from invading the coop. Personal anecdotes, interesting facts, and lush, full-color photographs round out this indispensable guide.

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Editorial
The Lyons Press
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1493029959
ISBN 13 
9781493029952
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
224
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