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A beginner's guide to ruling the roost and raising happy backyard chickens The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens makes it easy to start keeping these surprisingly smart birds right in your own backyard. From constructing coops to rearing chicks, you'll learn everything you need to know to make sure your chickens stay happy and healthy all year round. Which breed of chicken is right for you? What's the best bedding material? What sort of feed should you use? Expert chicken keeper Anne Kuo answers these questions--and many others--in this fun and friendly reference book that will get you excited to raise your new feathered friends. This book on raising chickens guides you through: Getting from the chicken to the egg--Find out how to raise chicks, keep your birds safe from predators, introduce new birds to the flock, and more. Creating a custom coop--Build the perfect home for raising chickens with detailed backyard coop construction guides. Expert care advice--Learn how to identify different behaviors in your chicken, help solve egg shortages, and navigate a range of potential surprises with confidence.

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Anne Kuo, better known as Lady Human, is a backyard chicken-keeper, avid gardener, urban homesteader, crafter, and proponent of living sustainably. She has dived deep into the world of backyard chicken-keeping since getting her first four hens to help her after a serious extended illness, and continues to educate herself and others about keeping chickens, organic gardening, and urban homesteading. She is the main voice behind the popular Instagram account @RealHensOfOC and Real Hens of Orange County blog. Her chickens hack the account sometimes and contribute in their own colorful ways. She and her husband, better known as Guy Human, live in Orange County, California. Siiri Scott is the head of acting and directing in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame, where she coordinates classes, directs and prepares actors for graduate training and professional careers. She received her MFA in Acting from the Theatre School at DePaul University and has directed, performed and taught in regional theaters in Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles and Seattle.

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