Your Poultry Library

[new2chickens]

I know many of you have or have read many books, besides coming to BYC for the wealth of knowledge available here!!

If you could have only one book from your library (don't have to own the book, just a great book) which would it be??? I am looking to get a couple great books to have and would love your advice/input!! I did this on my other boards for American Pit Bull Terriers (after I bought any and all APBT books I could find), Beef Cattle, Horses, and now Chickens! I have some amazing books from this method!!

Thanks,
Sarah

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

Choosing and Keeping chickens. can't recall the author but it's a really fine book.

 

[Grindlefamily]

anyone else?

I'd love to get a book with good details to supplement the good info here!

Louella

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

wow you brought up a really old thread

 

[Nugget]

Keep Chickens by Barbara Kilarski is great
Storey's guide to raising chickens
and the Chicken Health Handbook

Great books to have.

 

[silkiechicken]

I have the chicken health handbook.

 

[CarriBrown]

Storey's Guide to Rasing Chickens. But now that I know a lot more, I'm looking for something a little more "advanced".

 

[patandchickens]

Here is another thread on the subject with some good recommendations, and I think if you use search on "good chicken books" there have been others too.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30975


Pat

 

[Betsy]

Chicken Health Handbook by Gail Damerow.

 

[Sunny Side Up]

One of my very favorite books of all times is "The Egg and I" by Betty MacDonald.

Much much better than the movie they made from that book. I'd put it in my bag before being exiled to a desert island.