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This is the one you need	Customer Rating:
If you do not know anything about raising chickens, this is the book for you. Easy to read and understand. Good discreption of possible problems with your flock. I have raised chickens for 6 years and this was even good for me as a refresher.

A Must Read for Chicken Owners	Customer Rating:
This book is very useful and full of information that is very vital and helpful in raising chickens from start to finish.

Good Comprehensive Information on Chickens	Customer Rating:
I would suggest this book to anyone who is just thinking of getting started raising chickens. It's a good book and covers a wide range of topics.

Awesome read for novice chicken keepers	Customer Rating:
I am totally new to backyard chicken keeping and I am loving this book! It has very detailed information (sometimes an overwhelming amount). The information is easy to read and apply and has helped me a lot in my chicken keeping. I highly recommend it!!!! NOTE: Don't buy it with the "Building Chicken Coops" package. That is just a small booklet that is verbatim a chapter in this book.

Great for overall chicken info!

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This is a great book for overall chicken info and requirements. While I was on vacation, my copy grew legs and walked away, so I'm driving 4 hrs today to get another copy (designing a new coop). My neighbor swears she didn't take it, although she stole over 100 eggs for breeding, some chicken magazines, and who knows what else! Apparently, this book is so good, you'll have to keep it in the safe! It does miss some things, as I found out the hard way, so as soon as you are thinking of getting chickens, join a chicken group online (after doing breed research online, to find the right one for you - this book isn't really good for that). This book says to keep the chicks under a light to a certain age, and all they need is commercial feed. That isn't true, and I almost lost all of my chicks. (newbie) They also need time out in the sun and grass, and if their toes are curling, vitamin powder in their water. This book is also written with the typical chicken farmer in mind, NOT a vegetarian who wants them for eggs and pets. I'm still looking for a book like that. I have Dominique chickens, chosen for their friendly disposition and great egg production. They are my family, and I would like a book that tells me the best way to keep them healthy for their entire life (around 15 yrs), not how to just keep them breathing until butchering at 18 mos! If you are thinking of getting chickens, this book is a must have, but even if you only care about the quality of what you are eating, this should not be the only resource you use.