Megyesi, Jennifer Lynn,  1963- <br/><br/>
The joy of keeping chickens :  the ultimate guide to raising poultry for fun or profit / 
 Chickens 
Jennifer Megyesi ; photography by Geoff Hansen. 
 - New York :  Skyhorse Pub.,  c2009. 
 - 256 p. :  col. ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [231-249]) and index. 
<br/><br/>Why keep chickens -- Starting your poultry enterprise -- Housing chickens -- Feeding your chickens -- Keeping chickens for eggs -- Keeping chickens for meat -- Using the eggs you produce -- Using your chicken meat -- Showing chickens -- Common diseases and conditions. 
<br/><br/> A guide to raising chickens, covering general biology, health, food, breed selection, how to cook the birds, and terms such as "organic" and "free range," and discusses how to show chickens for prizes, with full-color photographs. 
<br/><br/> Adult  Follett Library Resources 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781602393134 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1602393133 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008047797 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chickens.<br/>Poultry farms.<br/>Chickens.<br/>Poultry farms.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF487  / .M42 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.5 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>SF487  / .M42 2009