Chicken Keeping Pure and Simple

Introduction
Chapter 1
Getting Started
Good for the Environment
Regulations
What Kind and How Many
How and When to Get Started
Chapter 2
Giving Your Chickens What They Need
Consider the Costs
Let's Talk Coops
Coop Upgrades
Coop Gallery
Chapter 3
Bringing Chickens Home
Incubating Eggs
Buying Chicks
Brooder Setup
Faster Eggs
Bonding
Integration
Roosters
Chapter 4
Happy Chickens, Happy Homestead
Happy Chickens
Bonding with Your Chickens
Children and Chickens
Activities for Kids and Chickens
Chapter 5
All About Eggs
How Many Eggs Are in Your Basket?
Nutrition for Chickens
Styles of Feeding
Let's Talk Eggs!
What to Do with All the Eggs
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting the Coop
Cleaning the Coop
The Winter Coop
The Summer Coop
The Life Cycle
Chapter 7
Common Health Concerns
Biosecurity
Healthy Living Conditions
Common Injuries
Common Illnesses
Egg-Laying Troubles
Common Pests and Parasites
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index