A companion edition to Hobby Farms, Chickens helps hobby farmers become more knowledgeable about their poultry and better appreciate the bountiful gifts they bestow. This essential guide directs both new and experienced chicken owners through the nuances of tending a small-scale flock--for pleasure and profit. Readers will discover how to select and purchase the right breed, construct predator-proof fencing and housing, keep their poultry healthy with a nutritious diet, raise healthy chicks--with or without a hen, spot symptoms of common poultry diseases, and much more!

Raise a Happy and Healthy Flock!

• Select and purchase the right breed
• Construct predator-proof fencing and housing
• Keep poultry healthy with a nutritious diet
• Raise healthy chicks  with or without a hen
• Spot symptoms of common poultry diseases
• Market and sell farm-fresh eggs
• Explore chicken resources and Web sites in Resources and Web sites.

Plus many other helpful tips!