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Raising Chickens for Dummies
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“BIG BOOK, Good explanation of everything chicken, helpful tips, basic advise on chicken health, coop recommendations, great for beginners!”

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post #21 of 38

1/30/13 at 7:23am

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Just ordered this book on Amazon! Can't wait to get it!

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1/30/13 at 5:30pm

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Kindle Fire-d to my iPhone!

How cool is THAT!?

Proud Mama of 1 small child, 1 small dog, 5 NZ rabbits *kits kindled 3/22*, 4 BA, 3 BR, 2 BO, and 1 EE named Bonnie (first egg 2/11/13)

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1/30/13 at 5:51pm

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Just got Chicken for Dummies!

Proud parent of a 5 year old~ Australian Shepard,a 6 year old Border Collie, a 9 year old fat tabby cat, and a one toothed guinea pig. Oh, and 8 Black Australorps, 9 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 5 Jersey Giants, 5 Barred Rocks,4 Red Sex Links, 3 New Hampshire Reds, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Leghorns, 2 Tetra Tint, 2 Light Brahmas, 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes 2 Easter Eggers and 1...

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1/30/13 at 5:58pm

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Oh, very cool! I didn't even think about instant delivery of e-books! That means that some of you peeps can straight away give it 5 stars <HINT>

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1/30/13 at 11:29pm

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The used copies are probably review copies that the reviewers are finished with.

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1/31/13 at 1:06am

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Hmmm... maybe, but I think it's illegal to resell review copies, at least that's what happens when my wife gets review copies of books (she has a book blog). The review copies come with big stickers / notes that say "Do Not Resell - Review Copy Only!"

My guess is that it is companies that sell new copies as "used" and just try to undercut Amazon's low prices?

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1/31/13 at 8:58am

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Just read the sneak-peek review on Amazon. Love it, will be getting it soon. I especially like the easy, breezy, but informative style of the writing - and a little humor when explaining technical things (like how chicken digestion works). Bravo to you and the effort to help all of us new (and old) chicken owners.

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2/2/13 at 1:43pm

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Congrats-Looks good.

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2/5/13 at 5:47am

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How come I never realized you wrote the Chicken Coop for dummies? Oh well, better late than never. My husband used the plans for the coop on the cover of that for our girls home. It looks just like the book cover and the girls love it!

Got my first chicks in March, 2011; 4 easter eggers hens (Morticia, Natasha, Samantha & Lily); We also have a boxer mix rescue dog (Bruno), two cats (Betty Lou & Fred) and quite a few fish (commonly referred to as 'the fish sticks').

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2/5/13 at 8:52am

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Wow, he did a FANTASTIC job!!! Thanks so much for the nice comments and great pics!!! (BTW, that book could also use some more 5 star reviews on Amazon )