Books for Beginners!

[TheChiggens]

I've decided to make a list of my personal favorite poultry books for beginners to read and be informed. A great way to start your growing knowledge of Poultry! Bellow, you could rate one of the books. (This is also in Article form)

Stories Guide to Raising Chickens-

How to Speak Chicken-

The Chicken Encyclopedia-

4-H Guide to Raising chickens-

Fresh Eggs Daily-

The Chicken Health Handbook-

Poultry Breeds-

Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks-

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I'm heading out for the day so I'll rate later. I just wanted to say the Chicken Health Handbook is a must have for any chicken keeper.
A couple more good ones are (for small urban flocks) "City Chicks" by Patricia Foreman and "Talking Chicken" by Kelly Klober.

 

[Peepsi]

I have the Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, and the Chicken Health Handbook. The author, Gail Damerow, is very knowledgeable and both books are a must for first-time chicken owners.

 

[50-45-1]

you forgot the best book for a beginner that there is!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004J25WJ4/?tag=backy-20

this is the book i started out with long ago and still go back to for reference once in a while. it is well written, easy to read, very informative and includes some funny and comical stories of beginners mistakes.
i cant recommend this book enough.

 

[PioneerChicks]

I have read Story's guide, 4-H guide, and the Chicken Health Handbook, and loved them all. I also liked "The Complete Guide To Raising Chickens, Everything You Need To Know Explained Simply" by Tara Layman Williams.

I just started "Genetics Of The Fowl, The Classic Guide To Poultry Breeding And Chicken Genetics. It is out of print now, but you might be able to get a copy from a library. It is 590 pages of tiny print!

 

[aart]

As much as I love books, I read constantly, I would not bother to buy any chicken books.
Well, I own two... Ussery and Damerow both good reads but do contain some 'not so great' and/or outdated info. I have not cracked them but a few times since the initial reading.
Try your library, we have state wide borrowing here and can get about any title.
Better to read a borrowed copy before buying, IMO.
I read a couple dozen and very few were worth reading, let alone owning.


I spent the winter before building coop reading this and other chicken forums...
....but bring your grains of salt.
I learned more here too, by readingreadingreading for hoursandhoursandhours.
I took notes and saved links in a word doc(you can search it) and a spreadsheet with headers like coops, roosts, nests, dosages, predators, etcetcetc.
But I am old school, laptop with 'real' programs installed for these tasks.
I continue to edit, use, and share these notes after 6 years.