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Keeping chickens made easy. Everything you need to know: acquisition and care, coop and run, nutrition and health. Expert information: origin, behavior, breeding, anatomy, and physiology. Portraits of the most popular chicken breeds: origin, characteristics, color varieties, and special features. Informatively illustrated: over 300 color photos, planning sketches, and illustrations.

A fresh breakfast egg - especially when it comes from your own flock - is a delight. The eagerly scratching chickens with their magnificent plumage convey a sense of rural idyll, making poultry keeping in the home garden increasingly popular.

What you need to know to keep chickens in a species-appropriate manner can be found in this comprehensive, richly illustrated guide. Knowledgeable and easy to understand, you will receive valuable tips and important information on selection and breeding, designing the coop and run, as well as nutrition and behavior.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced poultry keeper, this book provides all the essential information about the structure and organism of chickens, the development from the wild Bankiva chicken to today's domestic breeds, as well as the different forms, colors, and patterns. More than 50 detailed portraits of the most popular breeds, from meat, egg, and dual-purpose breeds to fighting, ornamental, and long-tailed breeds, complete this comprehensive presentation.