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This basic guide to keeping chickens provides foundational information on the care of poultry in a small scale setting. Beginning with an overview of the history and basic principles of poultry, the work covers topics such as choosing breeds, feeding, pest control, hatching chicks, optimization of egg production, and the care of other fowl such as geese, turkeys, and ducks. Chapters are arranged in brief, easy-to-read sections and a selection of egg...

Storytime in the library becomes increasingly chaotic as first one chicken then a whole flock joins in and the librarian must come up with a creative solution so that everyone can enjoy the story.

Soon after the chickens tire of their feed and decide to make tortilla chips and salsa, all the other animals on Nuthatcher Farm start to crave southwestern cuisine. Includes three recipes on endpapers.

Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her family's move to her Great Uncle Jim's farm, where she begins taking care of some unusual chickens with help from neighbors and friends.

When she notices several unattended, colorful eggs in the barnyard, the hen named Minerva Louise worries that they are abandoned and cold.

A humorous and fun farmyard romp with lively language and bold illustrations featuring three little chicks who prove that they are more than cute and good--they're tough and loud and different too. Now in a lap board book!