The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens: Simple Steps for Healthy, Happy Hens (Spiral Bound)

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"Kathy provides excellent information in a well-organized format about how to maintain the health of chickens and care for them properly. As a chicken owner myself, her book enlightened me on husbandry practices that I will incorporate into my flock. I am thrilled to have this comprehensive guide to pet chickens as a resource, and will recommend it to all of my poultry clients."
-- Forrest I. Townsend, III, DVM, DACVS

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"Kathy's Chicken Chick blog is one of the few consistently reliable online sources of information on all things chicken. Her book does not disappoint."
-- Bestselling poultry author Gail Damerow

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"I've known and worked with Kathy since 2012, and am very pleased finally to see a backyard chicken book written by someone so knowledgeable and dedicated to spreading real facts that dispel many of the rumors surrounding backyard chicken keeping. You are holding a well-written and reliably fact-checked book--and an invaluable addition to your bookshelf!"-- Mike Petrik, DVM, MsC, aka "Mike, The Chicken Vet"

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"As a large-scale provider of poultry, we understand how overwhelming it can be to get started and continue raising healthy chickens. The Chicken Chick blog has always been a rock-steady source of reliable, information for raising healthy backyard chickens in a friendly, approachable way. Kathy now offers the same common-sense, practical approach to the care and keeping of chickens in her new book, which guides chicken keepers through everything they need to know to raise healthy chickens. We highly recommend this book to chicken keepers of all experience levels."-- Jeff Smith, Cackle Hatchery

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"Kathy Shea Mormino has written a practical, common-sense, easy-to-read book for both the first-time and experienced backyard chicken fancier."-- Michael Darre, PhD, Professor of Poultry Science, University of Connecticut

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"The Chicken Chick Facebook page and blog are meccas of chicken-keeping knowledge and first-hand expertise. Kathy's book continues in that same spirit. Grab a pen as you read, because you'll want to underline and dog-ear constantly. Newbies and seasoned poultry owners will learn something new and invaluable on nearly every page, from fun tipsto advice that may literally save a bird's life. A must-own for poultry owners and anyone looking to start this incredibly rewarding hobby."-- Brettan Hawkins, Social Media Manager, Tractor Supply Company

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"This book is a must read for new or aspiring chicken keepers. It is also a great reference for people that have been keeping chickens for years!"-- The Cape Coop

Biographical Note:
Kathy Shea Mormino is the author of the best-selling The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens. Her background as a litigation attorney, combined with the street-cred she has garnered from sharing personal chickening successes, failures, and gaffes online in real-time make her a relatable, trustworthy adviser readers depend on to deliver the straight dope on all things regarding backyard chicken keeping. Having spent years fighting for the right to keep backyard chickens, Mormino has consistently put her money where her mouth is, educating lawmakers and changing zoning regulations proving that animal welfare and the right to keep chickens responsibly is foremost on her agenda.

• Breed selection
• Caring for chicks
• Housing essentials
• Food and water
• Egg production
• Simple steps for healthy hens
• Treating injured and sick chickens
• Managing the risk of predators and pests