The Chicken Keeper's Library
By Laura Sayre
Living with Chickens: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock by Jay Rossier
Keep Chickens! Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens: Care, Feeding, Facilities by Gail Damerow
Raising Poultry on Pasture: Ten Years of Success edited by Jody Padgham
Pastured Poultry Profit$: Net $25,000 in 6 Months on 20 Acres by Joel Salatin
Mother Earth’s Chicken and Egg Page: Numerous chicken-related articles, complete details on Mother Earth’s egg nutrition tests, a comprehensive hatcheries directory and other essential tools.
Henderson’s Chicken Resources: Lots of basic information for keepers of small flocks, including a “Handy Dandy Chicken Chart” to help you choose breeds.
Sand Hill Preservation Center: This small family farm in Iowa sells heirloom garden seeds and rare poultry. Their Web site features firsthand descriptions of many unusual breeds; they also offer a “tasty chicken treats” seed mix to encourage your birds to forage.
Mad City Chickens: A Web site by, for and about the backyard chicken keepers of Madison, Wis.
The Modern Homestead: Virginia homesteader Harvey Ussery has tons of advice for getting started with poultry, including a question and answer section.
Seattle Tilth: This nonprofit organic gardening group was one of the first to support chicken keeping as an element of sustainable local food systems. Learn about managing chickens in your garden, including tips for composting chicken manure.
