looking for a chicken guide

[Dar]

I need a chicken bible...

I am looking for suggestions on books for chickens (kinda like the dogs in Canada magazine)

the book needs to be:

1) easy to read and understand not to many scientific terms

2) LOTS of pictures (I am a visual learner and also for the kids)

3) average to large text

I am looking mainly for breeds, not so much on care and coop sutff

thanks

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

What are your goals? Look at pretty photos? Become well versed in the standards for (and differences between) different breeds? Learn history of breeds?

 

[Dar]

I am looking to expand my flock with my DD's involvement

I need to know what breeds do well with cold climates

and yes to look at the pictures so she can see what kind of birds she would like to have

 

[The Poultry Peanut]

I have two books right now that I think would be good: Storey's Illustrated Guide To Poultry Breeds, and HOBBY FARMS CHICKENS Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit. The later is a good information source for tips and help for problems in your flock and it has good resources in the back of the book and the first one has different breeds, a description on the breed, a pic or 2 of thet breed, and facts on the breed.
hope that helps