Best books you MUST read, chickens, turkeys, ducks and more!

Below are some of the best books you MUST read, these books are a great resource to help you get started with everything from a beginner on how to raise chickens, what hens to choose for high quality eggs, or meat. How to care for your new hens, and what breeds are best suited for different cold or warm climates. 

Even though you can find most of you answers on the internet, there just something about picking up a book and immerging yourself in a good book without distractions.

I find its always a good practice to have a few books on hand for quick reference, you can start small and then build up your library. You can sometimes find good used books at local garage sales or flee markets, but I find the quickest and easiest way is to purchase books directly from Amazon. Here are two of my favorites books that I highly recommend. The Chicken Health Handbook and 101 Chicken Keeping Hacks

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Chicken Books

DIY Chicken keeping 40+ projects

The chapters are packed with a variety of ideas, this is a great book with 160 pages.

learn how to build just about everything you might need for your chicken coop.

• What tools you absolutely need, how to build things with pallet.
• Quick and Easy Projects: these simple projects take hours, not days.
• Handy Projects: Ready to take on a slightly more challenging build?
• Pallet Projects: What’s better than DIY projects? DIY projects made from free wood! Use pallets in all forms
• Weekend Projects: More time doesn’t necessarily mean frustrating or too difficult. The ambitious, yet easy-to-follow projects.

No matter what you need for the coop—or what your chickens might want you to build first!—you’re sure to have fun as you create a coop and run that’s the envy of your neighbor’s flock.

101 Chicken Keeping Hacks!

101 Chicken Keeping Hacks includes many great tips from making your own food to making herbal mite spray.

Gorgeous photos and print layout along with pages of tips, trick, and hacks.

 Simple ideas for re-using and upcycling old items, as well as detailed information on using natural ingredients to enhance and improve your chickens’ lives without breaking the bank!

This guide includes these handy ideas and much more:

• Feeding: Try homemade scratch, growing fodder, or frozen treats
• The Run: Make a chicken swing or DIY scarecrow
• Chicken Health: Find ideas for boredom busters, homemade salves, and herbal teas
• The Coop: Keep it clean with a natural coop cleaner and make your own coop curtains
• The Garden: Build an herb drying rack or brew a batch of chicken poop “tea”

So what are you waiting for? Make your chickens the happiest birds on the block!

Fresh Eggs Daily:

More than ever people are raising chickens for quality eggs, why not learn the best way to naturally raise healthy chickens to give you the best in egg quality..

Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, feed, and natural health care.

Lisa Steele promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics.

She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs, edible flowers and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your backyard flock. Her tips and advice will benefit the first-time chicken keeper and seasoned veteran alike.

If you also love raising chickens, this book is for you…it’s amazing. This book tells you all you need to know about coops, chicken runs, nesting boxes, breeding, feeding, and it’s all done naturally.

The Chicken Health Handbook

A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease 

Healthy chickens are happy chickens. This one-of-a-kind reference book covers the health problems that plague chickens of all breeds and ages.

This is an outstanding book that needs to be in every poultry owners library, does not matter if you are a beginner or an expert, you will find some very useful information in this book.

I find the information to be accurate, valuable, and a book that can be read with ease.

You’ll find helpful descriptions of troublesome ailments of all types, from poor egg production to crooked toe syndrome.

The back of the book contains a quick guide to diseases and disorders. There is also a glossary and index to make referencing a breeze.

Even if you have been raising chicken for a while, and have never experienced a sick hen, you should still get this book. Sooner or later one of your hens will become ill, its best to be proactive and have the solution in hand.

Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition

This is the fourth edition of Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, with 424 pages this comprehensive handbook has been now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. 

New color photos and illustrations provide more specificity and information about chicken breeds, anatomy, and health.

Whether you are raising a few backyard chickens or a flock of 100, this is the book you need to keep your birds healthy and safe. You’ll get the most up-to-date details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat.

If you are looking to raise chickens, you need to pick up this 5 Star book. There are lots of good books out there about raising chickens,. but this book is one of the best comprehensive books on raising chickens.

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40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead

One of the best selling books on Amazon, 40 step-by-step projects, from housing chickens to erecting a windmill.

Each project has a handy list of tools and materials at the beginning, as well as an overview of the design you’re about to build.

A Hands-on, Step-by-Step Sustainable-Living Guide (Creative Homeowner) Fences, Chicken Coops, Sheds, Gardening, and More for Becoming Self-Sufficient.

A backyard homestead can help the family stay connected to the land and learn to value self-sufficiency. Helping with projects can even be a great way for beginners to learn basic carpentry skills!

Even if you are only moderately handy, you’ll discover how to build your own feeders, fences, and structures. In the process, you’ll save money and have the satisfaction of doing it yourself!

Don’t delay, Get your copy of the 40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead today!