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This book is the work of members of the Creative Writing Class at The Shepherd Center in Atchison, Kan. These stories represent the lives and interests of those who wrote them.

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If you have chickens to pluck, you'll want to build this tub plucker. To use a tub plucker, you simply drop one or more scalded birds into the tub, turn it on, and watch them spin around while their feathers disappear. This book tells you everything you need to know to easily build your own, inexpensive Whizbang Plucker.

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This convenient, easy-to-use guide puts a wealth of information into your hands. Includes eye-catching color photographs of every breed, from utilitarian egg layers to exotic show birds, as well as brief histories and a list of characteristics for 61 chicken breeds.

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Chicken coops come in all sizes and styles to meet the needs of every chicken family. Start a great DIY project, build a chicken coop with these how-to drawings and conceptual plans for 45 different designs — from strictly practical to flights of fancy — guaranteed to meet the needs of every chicken owner. A 16-page color section shows detailed photos of many of the featured coops.

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This must-have reference for the small-flock owner covers the problems and diseases common to chickens of all breeds and ages. Practical charts identify common symptoms and causes of disease, while an alphabetic listing of diseases provides advice on treatment.

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Chicken-coop designs are as varied as the people who keep chickens. The best design for you depends on how many chickens you keep, your purpose in keeping them, their breed, your geographic location, and how much money you want to spend.

This e-handbook shows you designs and helpful tips to make your chicken raising experience a successful one. Chapters include:

• Twelve Tips for a Successful Coop Design
• Providing Adequate Ventilation
• Temperature Control
• Choosing the Right Flooring
• Putting Down Bedding
• Installing Roosts
• Nests and Nest Boxes
• Choosing and Siting a Water Source
• Tips and Advice for Keeping Chickens in Cages
• Offering Access to a Yard
• Raising Chickens Free on the Range

The more adequate their shelter and surroundings, the healthier and more content your chickens will be.

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GRIT E-Handbooks are packed with practical information, innovative ideas and creative projects right at your fingertips. By supporting digital products like this one you are helping save millions of trees a year. Order your downloadable PDF and start reading today!

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When was the last time you tasted a really fresh egg? Most commercially produced eggs spend time in storage and become stale. There’s a big difference, too, between poultry raised commercially and raised at home. Commercial eating birds live out their brief spans in totally artificial surroundings, but home-grown chickens can result in better flavor and firmer texture.

With the help of this e-handbook, you can have eggs and poultry with a flavor — and at a cost — to be found in no supermarket. Chapters include:

• Chicken Breeds
• Brooding and Early Care
• Henhouse Furniture
• Feeders
• Producing Your Own Feed

A handy reference for anyone who wants to raise chickens for meat and eggs. 30 pages.

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GRIT E-Handbooks are packed with practical information, innovative ideas and creative projects right at your fingertips. By supporting digital products like this one you are helping save millions of trees a year. Order your downloadable PDF and start reading today!

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This is a solid, practical, everything-you-need-to-know guide to keeping chickens for people who are as interested in them as pets as they are in eggs and other poultry produce. It reveals how, as well as being useful, chickens are interesting and colourful characters that can enliven any garden. They become very tame and make good companions. It includes chapters on using feathers and eggs in art and craft projects, as well as delicious egg recipes. It fuses contemporary design, imaginative and appealing images and lively, authoritative text to ensure the widest possible interest.

About the Authors: Jeremy Hobson is a freelance writer living in France. His interests in chickens and bantams began as a result of his grandfather's own obsession; Jeremy went on to win several major poultry prizes by the age of 15, and has kept many breeds during the ensuing 40 years. He contributes regularly to country magazines and has written numerous books. Aside from poultry keeping, Jeremy's interests include country sports, farming and gardening.

Celia Lewis is an award winning artist, having studied drawing in Florence, and has held various exhibitions around her home in England. Celia is also a glass engraver, with a particular emphasis on natural objects such as leaves and feathers. She finds inspiration in her own garden, where she keeps chickens and guinea fowl, and in the surrounding countryside.