Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks and Geese

From incubating eggs to building a homemade waterer.

By Nicole Faires
Published on June 26, 2012
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From building a yurt to maintaining a thriving winter garden, The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading (Skyhorse Publishing, 2011) by Nicole Faires is all you need to live off the land. With diagrams, charts, photographs, original illustrations and comprehensive, detailed instructions that anyone can follow with relatively few supplies, this massive full-color book answers all of your self-sufficiency questions. In this excerpt from Chapter 4, “Horses and Other Animals,” learn all about raising chickens, ducks and geese.

Chickens, Ducks, and Geese

six chickens lined up in front of wood fence

The chicken coop:

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