Call number
J 636.5 C
Collection
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Publication
Storey Publishing, LLC (2015), Edition: Illustrated, 144 pages
Description
Chickens make wonderful pets, and Melissa Caughey (author of the award-winning blog Tilly's Nest) provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have tons of fun doing it! Caughey shares her advice in an engaging way so that kids understand what it means to keep chickens and what kind of housing, food, equipment, and care the chickens will need to thrive. She also suggests lots of creative activities sure to spark enthusiasm and imagination, such as speaking chicken, creating a veggie pinata for the flock, and making a chicken fort in the backyard. She even offers ten egg-centric recipes that kids will love to make and eat, including egg drop soup and Mexican egg pizza.
User reviews
LibraryThing member billsearth
This book is well illustrated and well organized. It is also pretty thorough on everything but a detailed coverage of each breed and detailed plans of different chicken coop designs. For those, other books on just those topics are good. I would recommend this book to adults contemplating having
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chickens. If a person does decide to raise chickens, there are other more detailed books that would be worth having to fill out the information in this very good introduction book. Show Less
Awards
AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books (Finalist — 2016)
ISBN
1612124186 / 9781612124186