Product Description
by Jill Bong (Author), Jill B (Author)
Have You Decided to Keep Backyard Chickens?Are you overwhelmed by the number of chicken breeds to choose from?Whether you are an urban homesteader/smallholder, chicken lover, survivalist, zombie apocalypse prepper or simply someone looking for some pet chickens, this booklet can help!The American Poultry Association lists over 100 chicken breeds. Do not risk time and money keeping a breed that is unsuitable for you!Doing your own research can take hours.This book contains not only information from hours of research but information from personal experience with various breeds. We have kept chickens since 2008. At its height, our flock of almost 90 chickens included about 25 different breeds.Includes: -Basic chicken terms-The pros and cons of BantamsandWhat breeds worked and didn't work for us - a total of 19 breeds covered!Topics include: - Chickens that lay colorful eggs - Blues, Greens and Deep Browns!- Chickens with calm, quiet temperaments- Chickens that are family or kid-friendly- Chickens that do well in urban/city backyards or can handle small-space confinement- For homesteaders or smallholders - Chickens that can free-range and forage- Chickens that lay a lot of eggs- Chicken breeds for meat - Show Chickens Save your time and money! Learn from our experience and mistakes. Pick chickens that are suitable for you!
Author Biography
Self-Reliance -- One Step at a Time Get free e-books at byJillb.com Reliance on one job. Reliance on the agri-industrial food system. Are you ready to break free, take control and to rely on yourself? With a no-nonsense style, Jill Bong draws from her own homesteading experiences and mistakes, and writes books focusing on maximizing output with minimal input to save you time and money. Jill was born and raised in a country with one of highest population densities in the world. Dreaming of chickens and fruit trees, she left the trappings of the big city and is setting up her homestead in an American town with a population of less than 300. Jill writes under the pen name Jill b. She is an author, entrepreneur, homesteader and is the co-inventor and co-founder of Chicken Armor, an affordable, low maintenance chicken saddle. She has also written over a dozen books on homesteading and self-reliance. Jill has been mentioned/quoted in various publications including The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Denver Post and ABC News. She has written for various magazines including Countryside and Small Stock Journal, Molly Green, Farm Show Magazine and Backyard Poultry Magazine. She holds an Engineering degree from an Ivy League from a previous life. At its height, her previous homestead included over 100 chickens, geese and ducks, as well as cats, a dog, bees and a donkey named Elvis. She currently learning permaculture techniques to apply to her homestead in rural Oregon. Learn more by visiting her site byJillb.com
