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Backyard Chicken Keeping Guide for Beginners | Raising Chickens Ebook | Printable PDF

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Everything you need to bring home your first backyard flock -- from brooder to a full egg basket. This premium illustrated ebook covers the decisions that actually matter for a beginner: choosing breeds, brooding chicks safely, predator-proofing a coop, and keeping hens healthy and laying for years.

WHAT'S INSIDE - 45 pages - US Letter 8.5 x 11 in

PART ONE: Planning Your First Flock
- Is a backyard flock right for you, choosing your breeds, and eggs vs. chicks vs. pullets vs. hens

PART TWO: Brooding Chicks from Day One
- Setting up the brooder, feeding chicks by life stage, and moving outside

PART THREE: Housing & Predator-Proofing
- Coop & run space, roosts & nesting boxes, real predator-proofing, and a field guide to common predators to guard against

PART FOUR: Feeding & Everyday Care
- Feeding layers, treats & foods to avoid, and common health issues

PART FIVE: Eggs, From Nest to Table -- 12 recipes
- When hens start laying, collecting & storing eggs (the truth about washing), a field guide to egg colors by breed, then Classic Deviled Eggs, Farmhouse Quiche, Pickled Eggs, Homemade Egg Noodles, Old-Fashioned Pound Cake, Egg Drop Soup, Herb & Cheese Frittata, Classic Egg Salad, Baked Custard, Lemon Curd, Meringue Cookies, and Deviled Egg Salad Sandwiches

PART SIX: Growing Toward a Small Flock
- Sample flock plans, a one-year timeline, common beginner mistakes, and molting & winter care

APPENDIX: Breed quick reference, feed by life stage, and a seasonal task calendar

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