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A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens
Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Handling, Outdoor Fun, Crafts and Treats
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Chickens make wonderful pets, and Melissa Caughey provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have lots of fun doing it.
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Covering everything from feeding, housing, and collecting eggs to quirky behaviours and humane treatment, Caughey's engaging advice helps children understand the best ways to care for their chickens.
Spark enthusiasm with creative activities like chicken forts and a veggie piñata for the flock, and feed more than the imagination with egg-centric dishes like Mexican egg pizza.
A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens is the perfect resource for young poultry enthusiasts.
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A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens by Melissa Caughey is celebrated for its engaging approach to introducing children to raising chickens. Reviewers highlight its colourful presentation and practical tips, making it accessible and enjoyable for kids and families interested in starting their own flock. The book combines fun activities with essential chicken-keeping knowledge, earning praise for its energy, enthusiasm, and comprehensive coverage.
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ISBN: 9781612124186
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 March 2015
Country: United States
Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 190.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 440g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Melissa Caughey is the author of Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups and the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid s Guide to Keeping Chickens. She is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, master gardener, and freelancer who writes the award-winning blog Tilly s Nest. Caughey has been featured in many national publications and can be found speaking on an array of topics at events across the country. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
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