Chicken book recommendation?

[chicamama03]

what is your favorite overall chicken raising book? Particularly, with a good section on broody hens and incubating?

 

[lavenderlakefarm]

I think storeys book is the best.
http://www.amazon.com/Storeys-Guide...4709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306545746&sr=8-1

 

[NYRIR]

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[briter30]

Well, I just bought my son the book called, Raising chickens...a kid's guide to raising and showing Since we are originally city folks, this chicken thing is all new to us. So when my son went to sleep, I couldn't help but go get his book and read it. It is a very good book for 10+ years old, obviously, an easy to read book for adults if you are looking for something to start with without being overwhelmed.

 

[CayuseRanch]

the book that convinced me to get chickens and sits on my coffee table, with lots of pictures and overall good information but a beginner book is,

Keeping Chickens with Ashley English. All you need to know to care for a Happy Healthy Flock.
http://www.amazon.com/Homemade-Livi...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306548234&sr=8-1

 

[NYRIR]

Just thought of something....my mom is notorious for being "thrifty" we'll call it...she got me this book with some great pics....but they have a few of the breeds mixed up.Like,labeling a NH for a BO, and using a photo of one of the most feather pecked hens I've ever seen as a pic for showing the breed...just a thought..."Um,Mom? Maybe that book is being sold at the dollar store for a reason?"

Just be choosy about the quality of your book and where they got their info for it

 

[kemclaughlin]

This really did not have much on incubating or broodies, but it is the book that I used to get started. I checked it out at the library...

http://www.amazon.com/Chick-Days-Ab...5845/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306557136&sr=8-1

 

[redpennies15]

I think storeys book is the best.
http://www.amazon.com/Storeys-Guide-Raising-Chickens-3rd/dp/1603424709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306545746&sr=8-1

This is what I used, but we don't incubate.

I hear silkie hens will happily hatch lots of eggs, even eggs that are not their own!

Don't hesitate to use the search feature on BYC! Lots of good advise and some good articles from members!

 

[Kdunn222]

Silkie started great and stopped which is why incubated. The duck lays on anything.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

This is one of the very best books on small scale poultry that I have ever read. If I were to cut back my poultry section in my library to just one book, gawd forbid, this would be the book I'd keep.