How to Raise Chickens edition by Paul Poletree Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks
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Raising chickens is not just for farmers anymore. People are waking up the the benefits of living a more self-reliant lifestyle and one in which we have more control over what we put into our bodies. In "How to Raise Chickens", you will learn all you need to know to get up a running with your own chicken coop fast and as effortlessly as possible. In this guide, you'll learn (see below)
1) Why You Would Want to Raise Chickens
2) The Avian Advantages for the Survivalist
3) Things You Will Need
4) Producing the Proper Plan
5) Rules & Regulations for Chicken Farmers
6) Possible Problems of Poultry Farming
7) Just the Basics for Backyard Barns
This reference guide will get you on your way to living a more sustainable lifestyle faster than you thought possible.
How to Raise Chickens edition by Paul Poletree Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks
I was very disappointed by the amount of misinformation. I would not recommend the book and most certainly not for anyone who is interested in learning how to raise chickens. For example, the author says to use chicken wire to keep out predators. Hardware cloth is not mentioned. It discusses "Apocalypse" and the advantages of moving chickens vs. a herd of animals. I would have expected much more useful information rather than the shotgun approach of writing about topics with no depth that may or may not be remotely connected with raising chickens in a backyard. I am not sure who the author expected as an intended reader when mentioning keeping roosters in separate housing to avoid selling fertilized eggs and warning about attracting the attention of commercial egg producers.Product details
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How to Raise Chickens edition by Paul Poletree Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks Reviews
I grew up on a farm and helped raise chickens during my childhood so a lot of this info was a re--tread for me. If you are a novice to the poultry world this is a great primer.
Raising chickens is a practice that many people used to naturally have, and that most people no long use because of the commercially available chickens. Post-apocalyptic comments do not detract from the practical information offered, except incidentally. This is good information to have, even without the "fear factor."
VERY HELPFUL FOR BEGINNER
We just got our first 5 pullets and we're not survivalists so a lot of information in this book didn't apply to us. I also would not agree that the chicks would be warm enough in an uninsulated kennel with just one light outside. But then again it is colder here than most places.
As one who has raised chickens on and off since the 1980's, I've got to say-- the advice in this book is a real hoot!
One star for the quality of suggestions.
Three stars for entertainment.
Hence 2 star rating.
Premise
Chickens should be the Survivor's #1 choice for livestock
- They are cheap to raise; in fact, it's cheaper to raise them than it is to buy them from the grocery store????
... errrrr... well... MAYbe if they're 100% free-ranging where you don't have to supply feed... or fencing... or housing... But then, 100% free range chickens tend to get picked off by dogs, coyotes, racoons, etc... and they lay their eggs in nicely concealed locations that you may or may not find after the crafty hen abandoned her nest some days, weeks or months ago...
You can sell the eggs at roadside stands?
.... errrr... well... At least here in Washington you need to jump a few legal hoops you'll need an egg-handler's license, a washing station, new cartons and a state seal to let your potential customers know that your eggs are ... I don't know. Eggs. (And yes... he does skip through some legal cautions toward the end of the book).
You can "raise" chickens with or without a rooster, for regardless to whether or not your chickens have a rooster, chickens will lay eggs.
.... errrrr. well... yes; hens do not need roosters to lay eggs... But without a proper suitor (rooster) you'll never see an egg hatch. So much for "raising" chickens.
You can use their feathers for insulation. Or you can make a fan for those hot afternoons.
... sure. It'll take you about a hundred chickens to stuff a pillow. If you use only the down-feathers, it'll take a few more hundred. Have you ever tried to make a fan? Have you ever used a fan to cool yourself against 115 degree heat? My suggestion? Find a lake.
And, when you finally realize that your old home is now uninhabitable (due to some major disaster) and that you need to pack up all of your necessary belongings and head for your safe-house or mountain hideaway, it'll be much easier to travel with a flock of chickens than your herd of bison, cattle, goats or sheep.
-- Holy cow!!! This paints quite an image in MY head thousands upon thousands of Floridians fleeing the great ice age by migrating to Canada droving bison, cattle, goats or sheep!
The chapter entitled, "Producing the Proper Plan" has about as much practical advice as one would expect from a city-raised eight year old who just mastered the video game, Oregon Trail.
Here's a really fun idea So. You're a survivalist. There's this apocalyptic event (tsunami, earthquake, tornado, flood... whatEVER) and "vehicular travel" is "compromised," and your "method of transportation may end up being through the use of pack animals and wagon systems."
..... For REAL? Seriously? Here you are, up to your shoulders in water or the remains of some city-wrecking event and you're going to dust off your horse (or ox?) and wagon-- or your pack gear, load up your flock of chickens and go... ? where? the safety of a National Park (they were closed to the "public" when the government shut down, remember?)
- More advice When you build your "bird boxes," be sure to consider which "mobile systems" you will use in the design. In other words, are you going to use wheels or skids? His advice is to outfit the structure with one, while having the other on standby for one never knows when "[c]itizens of sunny southern Florida may wake up as occupants of the new South Pole." He goes on to suggest that prudent and prepared readers "design a trailer or tow behind platform that can be pulled on wheels as well as rolled onto skis in the event of traversing snow and ice are imminent."
... Surely he jests? Anyone who has pulled a "lightweight" chicken tractor from one point in one's yard or pasture to another knows that there is not a snowball's chance in ... some hot climate... that pulling a similar structure from Florida to Michigan -- with or without the assist of wheels or skids is so-not-a-happening deal.
- Be sure it include gloves in your bug-out bag so that you can keep your hands clean when butchering your chickens when you're fleeing the ice-age. Also pack a shovel so you can bury the entrails. Throw in a sterno can so you can keep your flock warm.
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And now we get back to chickens on the farm, "Possible Problems of Poultry Farming"... and the organization of this "chapter" is ... not.
- Protect chickens from preditors
- Disease (avian flu epidemics)
- Enduring the "incessant ramblings of animal Cruelty advocates
- Chicken feed... laced with arsenic (interesting that he fails to mention the dangers of feeding GMO crops that contain Glyphosate)
- Price hikes in corn making your flock expensive to feed
- Sanitation of the hen house
- Entering a competitive commercial level of production
- Legal compliance issues
- A few tips on hiring employees
WHEW! Now that's a lot to cover in one little "How to" book!
I just stumbled upon this little read a few days ago and now, after having read it, really want some egg laying chickens! This book is an easy read, informative on the basics, and includes helpful links if you're really going to dive in and do it. I spent a few years as a child on a farm and remember the chickens and livestock, funny how things resurface in life. Never really considered the apocalypse approach.Thank you Paul for the book!
I read this book because my husband and I are considering raising a few chickens as pets and for the eggs. This book was short and to the point. I learned a lot of information!
I was very disappointed by the amount of misinformation. I would not recommend the book and most certainly not for anyone who is interested in learning how to raise chickens. For example, the author says to use chicken wire to keep out predators. Hardware cloth is not mentioned. It discusses "Apocalypse" and the advantages of moving chickens vs. a herd of animals. I would have expected much more useful information rather than the shotgun approach of writing about topics with no depth that may or may not be remotely connected with raising chickens in a backyard. I am not sure who the author expected as an intended reader when mentioning keeping roosters in separate housing to avoid selling fertilized eggs and warning about attracting the attention of commercial egg producers.
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