Raise Backyard Chickens: The Definitive Guide From Egg To Plate

Raise Backyard Chickens: The Definitive Guide From Egg to Plate is a complete beginner's guide to keeping a backyard flock, drawn from Grit magazine's Country Skills Series.

Whether you have 1,000 acres or 1,000 square feet, this guide helps you start and sustain a healthy flock.

At a glance

• Format: Book
• Publisher: Mother Earth News (Grit)
• Topics: Backyard chickens, coops, eggs, flock health, cooking

Best for

• First-time backyard chicken keepers
• Suburban and urban flock owners
• Readers advocating for backyard-bird laws
• Home cooks using eggs and chicken
• A gift for an aspiring chicken keeper

What's inside

Coverage includes incubating fertile eggs, raising day-old chicks, building a coop, keeping birds safe and healthy, protecting against predators, and producing healthy eggs, plus a nine-step process for legalizing backyard bird-keeping and tips for cooking with eggs and chicken.

About Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News is a long-running publisher covering homesteading, organic gardening, and sustainable living, offering practical self-reliance guidance for modern readers.