First Time Chicken Keeping (First Time)

by Andy Schneider

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

First Time Chicken Keeping is a reformat and re-release tutorial instruction guide for the new backyard chicken wrangler. Originally published in 2011 and revised in 2017, this third edition is due out 11th Aug 2020 from Quarto on their Quarry imprint. It's 128 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This is a compact, well written, accessible guide to sourcing, choosing, and succeeding with chickens. This guide presupposes no prior experience and covers all the basics including researching zoning laws, preparing a suitable home which will keep your flock healthy and protected, a -really- good chapter on incubating eggs, to brooding, feeding, management, and troubleshooting. For a short(ish) book, it's quite comprehensive and will definitely provide enough good factual information to help new keepers avoid the most common mistakes. Sidebars throughout highlight important information keeping it easier to find. The photography throughout is clear and easy to follow.

The book also includes a short glossary and resource links list as well as a cross referenced index.

This would make a good selection for the smallholder's library or for anyone information-gathering before making the commitment to start a home flock.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes