A comprehensive and richly illustrated guide to keeping chickens. Keeping chickens became very popular 15 years ago when cities eased restrictions and small-scale farmers in cities and in the country relished the flavor and nutritional benefits of free-range eggs, and the meat of chickens that lived a good life - away from factory farms. Now the inflation in food prices gives new impetus to growing your own, and that's especially true of chickens. This book is packed