| Description |
190 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
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Subtitle from cover. |
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Includes index (pages 188-190). |
| Contents |
Why DIY? Basic tools and skills. A look at the history of chicken keeping. The projects. Chicken tractor -- Dust-bathing area -- Feeder/waterer -- Compost bin -- Egg incubator -- Nest boxes -- Egg Candler -- Chicken roost -- Dropping board -- Chick brooder -- Quarantine habitat -- Collapsible chicken run -- Chicken ramp -- Chicken swing -- Chicken sweater -- 5-Gallon-bucket nest boxes -- Egg hod -- Grazing box -- Wading pool -- Recipes for egg-cess eggs. |
| Summary |
"Farmers and backyard hobbyists alike know the rewards of keeping fine-feathered friends--chickens are not only interesting and entertaining, they produce a bounty of fresh, tasty eggs. Making your own chicken equipment and structures adds another level of creativity and fun to caring for a flock. Join the brother-and-sister team of Daniel and Samantha Johnson--veteran farmers, poultry enthusiasts, and avid DIYers--as they present detailed instructions for twenty make-at-home projects, accompanied by step-by-step color photographs, that are as enjoyable as they are fulfilling."--Page [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
Chickens.
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Do-it-yourself work.
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Chickens -- Housing.
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Chickens. (OCoLC)fst00854094
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Do-it-yourself work. (OCoLC)fst00895997
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Samantha, author.
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| Added Title |
Twenty fun-to-build projects for happy, healthy chickens |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Johnson, Samantha. Chicken DIY. Mount Joy, PA : Fox Chapel Publishing, [2017] 9781620082270 (DLC) 2017047391 |
| ISBN |
9781620082300 (softcover) |
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1620082306 (softcover) |
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