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The suburban chicken : the guide to keeping healthy, thriving chickens in your backyard / Kristina Mercedes Urquhart.

by Urquhart, Kristina Mercedes.

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i-5 Press, c2015.

Suburban animals.

223 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index.

Why keep backyard chickens? -- Keeping chickens in the 'burbs -- The ins and outs of chickens -- The family chicken -- Starting your flock -- The nitty gritty -- You are what you eat -- An ounce of prevention -- A pound of cure -- Predators -- Birds of a feather -- The perfect food.

With more and more city dwellers and suburbanites embracing the notion of getting back to basics and living simpler, more rustic lives, it’s no surprise that the popularity of backyard chicken keeping has skyrocketed in recent years. Whether for enjoyment as pets or for the convenience of farm-fresh eggs right outside your door, chicken keeping can be an easy and fun step on the road to more sustainable, ecologically friendly living.

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