The Chicken Keeper's Library
These resources will have you raising chickens in your back yard in no time.
April/May 2007, Issue 221
By Laura Sayre
Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock by Jay Rossier
Keep Chickens! Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens: Care, Feeding, Facilities by Gail Damerow
Raising Poultry on Pasture: Ten Years of Success edited by Jody Padgham
Pastured Poultry Profit$: Net $25,000 in 6 Months on 20 Acres by Joel Salatin
Mother Earth’s Chicken and Egg Page: Numerous chicken-related articles, complete details on Mother Earth’s egg nutrition tests, a comprehensive hatcheries directory and other essential tools.
Henderson’s Chicken Resources: Lots of basic information for keepers of small flocks, including a “Handy Dandy Chicken Chart” to help you choose breeds.
Sand Hill Preservation Center: This small family farm in Iowa sells heirloom garden seeds and rare poultry. Their Web site features firsthand descriptions of many unusual breeds; they also offer a “tasty chicken treats” seed mix to encourage your birds to forage.