Chicken Book Club

[Neil1366]

Hello BYC members! Me and @AmeraucanaHank would like to introduce you to the BYC Chicken Book Club. In this club, we will be discussing certain books that are chicken related.

In this thread, we will be discussing certain chicken books that we would like to read and to recommend to the other BYC members. It is still yet to be determined if we will allow books with other backyard/farm animals (cow books, goat books, etc.)

So post some book suggestions and they can be any books ( joke books, fiction books, non-fiction books, etc.) You are more than welcome to post a photo of the book and a little synopsis about what the book is about.

Here's my example:
I found this one book at Tractor Supply called How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do and Say What They Say but you can buy the book anywhere.
Here's a photo: amazon.com/How-Speak-Chicken-Your-Chickens/dp/1612129110

 

[Kiki]

Is the club going to allow other books or only chicken related books?

 

[Neil1366]

I was thinking of only chickens.

 

[SilverBirds]

I was thinking of only chickens.

How many chicken related books will you be able to find before you run out?

 

[Neil1366]

About 90 chicken books and when a topic runs out, we will continue with other animal topics so maybe I should rename this thread.

 

[CheepyKeen]

I recently finished this book: Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?: The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civilization

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/21412290-why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-world

It goes into the history of the chicken, from junglefowl to its spread across the world. I would say the first 1/4th - 1/3rd of it is an extended say of saying how mysterious the origins of the chicken are and can drag a bit in the way that throughout books can drag, but I still think the information itself is interesting enough to people who really like chickens... Otherwise I don't have much criticisms. I would have liked if the book went more into different breed history other than Cornish X, but it is already kind of long so I get why the author didn't want to add more. I am not a chicken expert so maybe someone who knows more might find issue, but I really enjoyed the book overall.

Is there an ETA on the BYC book club? I would love to join.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

Hi. This is still @Neil1366 but from a different account. There is no ETA but if things get too hectic (as in a lot of people joining), then I'll make an ETA and it would probably be by Christmas or New Year's Day.