Mini Encyclopedia of Chicken Breeds and Care: A Color Directory of the Most Popular Breeds and Their Care

My daughter is 11 and loves this book. Easy to read and lots of great pictures.

I have several books on chicken breeds but this is my favorite as the Mini Encyclopedia provides a quick reference guide to chicken breeds behavior and temperament. Everything is at your fingertips to assist the user when deciding on what breed of chicken would suit them. The book is only small but it is jam packed with information. I am a chicken breeder but I am not knowledgeable on all breeds so I find this book invaluable when looking at a breed of chicken I am considering purchasing. The breeds characteristics determines the size of housing they will need, feed consumption and egg or meat production. This great little pocket sized book is a must for anyone considering keeping chickens in their backyard no matter what size plot you have.

The book came quickly. It was in great used condition as advertised. The book was exactly what I had been like looking for. Recommend the book and he seller.

I have enjoyed the book. It has been helpful in getting to know all there is to know about chickens. I gave it to my 10-year-old on his birthday. He reads it plenty and takes it out into the yard to study which breeds we have. The only thing more that I wish is that it had even more of the breeds in the descriptions and photos for even more breeds.... but it has a lot.

I thought this would have been mostly about the breeds with pictures and care of each breed. Turns out the first half of the book is filled with tons of information from housing to food. Lots of information summed up and not dragged out over several chapters. Straight and to the point. Well written and informative. The one thing I will note is in the title it says "Mini" Encyclopedia. I assuemed it meant the info inside but the actual book is Mini. Just thought that would be note worthy in case others thought they were getting a larger picture quality book. This is not the case, Measures 5 Inches maybe.

This book left out information that I wanted on most of the breeds. What was the temperament of the birds, the size, and the average number of eggs per year? I don't want to get a chicken if I don't know their temperament. There was an emphasis on the history of each breed that I just didn't particularly care about.

Nicely written with wonderful photos of chicken breeds. Small enough to carry with you to a fair or poultry show. Packed with good info an many of today's favorite breeds. I have purchased three of them for gifts to my poultry friends, and they loved them!

This book has lots of good information about keeping backyard chickens with chapters on care & housing and sections on health care. I bought it for the breed identification & was not disappointed. It covers most of the backyard breeds & provides photographs for each. I refer to it often.

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