Author: Anna & Mark

Chicken books on sale

Chicken booksWant
some free and cheap reading for the Thanksgiving vacation? I figured
this turkey-friendly holiday is a perfect time for books on chickens, so
I’ve set The Working Chicken free on Amazon
Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble.
Find out why hard-nosed homesteaders don’t name their chickens and much
more in this photo-rich introduction to backyard chicken care. (And, for
those of you who are more experienced or less hard-nosed, you’ll likely
still enjoy the children’s book at the end, just right for inspiring
the next generation of chicken keepers.)




If that introduction whets your appetite, my more in-depth series, Permaculture Chicken,
includes three books bound to make your chicken-keeping adventure run
more smoothly. And each ebook is marked down to 99 cents this week —
buy them all and save 74%! Here are the links:
Permaculture Chicken: Incubation Handbook, Pasture Basics, and Thrifty Chicken Breeds.

I hope you find at
least a few tidbits in these four books to make your own chicken-keeping
experience more fun for you and for your birds. If so, why not make my
day and leave a review? Thank you in advance for considering my books!

Buying fertilized eggs

incubation eggs

A good way to experiment with
new chicken breeds is to
incubate
your own eggs
.



Fertilized eggs can cost
anywhere from a dollar and beyond, but it’s usually cheaper than
ordering live chicks in the mail due to the minimum amount being either
50 or 100.




We had good luck ordering
fertilized eggs
on E-bay
a few years ago. Your chicks won’t have that “traveling in a box”
stress to shake off, and you’ll feel more self sufficient knowing you
can expand your flock without any commercial help.