The Chicken Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Fascinating World of Chickens

Terri Bunch: Great book filled with lots of information.

United States on Nov 28, 2023

Delia: Like my grandson enjoys learning.

United States on Sep 17, 2023

Sharon D Anderson: I would have liked to see a photo list of the different varieties of chickens.

Canada on Aug 28, 2023

Amazon Customer: This is a great resource to use with your backyard chickens. We gave another copy to a friend. All of have enjoyed using this book over and over!

United States on Jul 17, 2023

Kristy D.: It had lots of different types of chickens, some that I didn't Know about, and it helped Me In my project

Australia on Jul 04, 2023

Amazon Customer: Everything you wanted to know about chickens and more. Great illustrations and a wealth of knowledge.

Canada on Mar 12, 2021

Baz: Great book! Kids and adults alike can enjoy this book. It holds all you need to know along with pictures and charts.

Canada on Oct 31, 2020

Red Rowan Acres: This is a crazy chicken lady or crazy chicken lady in training must have! Would definitely recommend for individuals just getting into chickens. There is so much lingo and this covers it!

Canada on Mar 19, 2020

Connorj: I have raised chickens previously, but really am not all that well educated on things chicken. This book has really great, concise information on many topics of interest for people raising chickens. It covers anatomy, diseases, structure of eggs, behavior, you name it. Great for getting some broad knowledge about chickens and answering the kinds of questions that arise with daily care of the birds. This is a great reference book for a neophyte like myself. I have four hens in a small coop and run in my backyard. Hobbyist. This book will not give you in-depth discussions of the various topics, and it is laid out alphabetically, as you would expect from an encyclopedia. i.e. It's not a medical or a feed or an anatomy reference, etc. I learned a great deal just flipping through it.

If you are just getting started with chickens, this is a terrific book to have around.

United States on Mar 31, 2014

Freddy The Frog: I have in my poultry library, text dating back to 1860, including the farm series alongside poultry science college text books.

I buy chicken books! Back in the 90's, I carried Gail's book titled Chickens in your Backyard and I was hooked on all things poultry!

I was also hooked on all things written by Gail Damerow ever since... from periodical articles, to what I consider her benchmark work The Chicken Health Handbook (no serious poultry person should be without a copy).

The reason I mention this, is that I would be considered extremely well informed, read and experienced with poultry. I am a licensed Poultry Technician, have kept free range chickens for over a decade, teach about chickens and have hatched more than I can count. It is easy to let pride get in the way and assume that I know all there is to know about chickens... closing the door on new text and published works.

Then comes a new and much needed title to the scene... and by none other than my favorite farm animal author, Gail Damerow! I clicked "buy" without even reading all the content nor going beyond the title. The Chicken Encyclopedia arrived in the middle a snow storm, just in time...

United States on Feb 25, 2012