Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs and Other Small Spaces (22 page)
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Authors: Barbara Kilarski
Tags: #chickens, #health, #care, #poultry, #raising, #city, #urban, #housing, #keeping, #farming, #eggs, #chicks, #chicken, #hen, #rooster
City Code No:
Part II, Ch. 3, Art. I, Sec. 3-10
Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted; can’t be a public nuisance or health hazard
Madison
City Code No:
Ch. 7, Sec. 7.29
Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted; can’t be a public nuisance or health hazard
Jackson
City Code No:
Title 7, Ch. 7.04, Sec. 7.04.010
Chicken Limits:
Chickens are prohibited
City Code No:
Title 6, Ch. 6.06, Sec. 6.06.030
Chicken Limits:
Unspecified number of chickens permitted; 20 feet from neighboring residences; no roosters allowed
American Standard of Perfection
(latest edition), American Poultry Association. If you ever graduate from pet chickens to poultry fancy, this book is a must for your library.
The Chicken Book,
by Page Smith and Charles Daniels (University of Georgia Press, 2000). A wide-ranging exploration of chickens from past to present.
The Chicken Health Handbook,
by Gail Damerow (Storey Books, 1994). A complete guide to health care for and the epidemiology of chickens.
The Chicken Tractor: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil,
by Andy Lee and Patricia Foreman (Good Earth Publications, 1998). Addressed more toward the poultry rancher than the backyard chicken keeper, but offers good information on making and using a portable chicken pen.
Extraordinary Chickens,
by Stephen Green-Armytage (Harry N. Abrams, 2000). Lots of great photographs of some of the world’s most unusual-looking chickens.
The Fairest Fowl,
by Ira Glass and photographer Tamara Staples (Chronicle Books, 2001). Photographs of ribbon-winning chickens from poultry shows across the country. A good insider’s look at the world of chicken fanciers.
How to Build Small Barns and Outbuildings,
by Monte Burch (Storey Books, 1992). Detailed instruction on installing foundations and framing for small structures, like coops and henhouses.
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens,
by Gail Damerow (Storey Books, 1995). Lots of great technical information. A book for the more than just the casual chicken keeper.
Chicks & Chicken Supplies
Contact the following retailers to purchase chicks (for pick-up or delivery) and all the supplies an urban chicken keeper might need.
- 417-532-4581
- www.cacklehatchery.com
- 563-382-4103
- www.decorahhatchery.com
- 321-837-1625
- www.dblrsupply.com
- 3208-459-9088
- www.dunlaphatchery.net
- 419-562-1993
- 800-783-6344
- www.henspa.com
- Makes the Henspa, a portable, ready-to-assemble henhouse.
- 800-345-1420
- www.esteshatchery.com
- Box 125
- Windsor, MO 65360
- 816-647-2711
- 660-267-3679
- www.heartlandhatchery.net
- 717-365-3694
- www.hoffmanhatchery.com
- 800-247-7014
- www.hoovershatchery.com
- 254-697-6677
- www.ideal-poultry.com
- 888-568-9755
- www.meyerhatchery.com
- 800-456-3280
- www.mcmurrayhatchery.com
- 215-536-3155
- www.moyerschicks.com
- 877-774-8388
- www.privetthatchery.com
- 800-323-3825
- www.ridgwayhatchery.com
- 563-246-2299
- www.sandhillpreservation.com
- 913-879-2587
- www.poultrysupplies.com
- 800-720-1134
- www.strombergschickens.com
- 319-636-2244
- www.sunrayhatchery.com
- Zeeland, Michigan
- 888-685-0040
- http://townlinehatchery.com
- 800-458-4473
- www.welphatchery.com
The following organizations and companies offer a range of chicken-related information.
American Egg Board
- 847-296-7043
- www.aeb.org
- Amusing industry site on the “incredible, edible” egg
- 724-729-3459
- www.amerpoultryassn.com
- Publishers of the
American Standard of Perfection
- 810-663-9450
- General supplies
- www.feathersite.com
- One of the best all-around poultry websites, with tons of information about chickens and other fowl. Breed index on-line with great color photos
- 765-827-0932
- www.poultrypress.com
- Publishes a newsletter promoting standard-breed poultry
- http://poultryone.com
- An online community for chicken hobbyists, complete with articles, forums and a bookstore
- 206-633-0451
- www.seattletilth.org
- Links to the Seattle Tilth’s Chicken Coop Tour photographs
Chick Days
Jenna Woginrich
Do you want to raise chickens but don’t know where to begin? Then you need
Chick Days,
an entertaining photographic guide that chronicles the life journey of three chickens.
128 pages. Available in ebook and paperback.
Gail Damerow
Everything chicken is demystified in this illustrated A-to-Z reference that is both informative and entertaining.
320 pages. Available in ebook and paperback.
Gail Damerow
This must-have reference for the small-flock owner covers the problems and diseases common to chickens of all breeds and ages.
352 pages. Available in paperback.
Gail Damerow
Learn to incubate, hatch, and brood chicks yourself. This is an indispensable reference for any poultry raiser, whether you want to hatch three eggs or one hundred.
240 pages. Available in ebook and paperback.
Matthew Wolpe, Kevin McElroy
A definitive guide to hatching healthy baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets.
192 pages. Available in ebook and paperback.
Gail Damerow
All the information you need to successfully keep chickens, from choosing breeds and hatching chicks to building coops and keeping birds healthy and safe from predators.
448 pages. Available in ebook, paperback and hardcover.
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Edited by Nancy W. Ringer
Art direction and cover design by Meredith Maker
Text design and production by Eugenie S. Delaney
Cover illustrations by © Lisa Adams
Interior photographs: Cara Smith:
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Illustrations by Elayne Sears
Text copyright © 2003 by Barbara Kilarski
Ebook production by Kristy L. MacWilliams
Ebook version 1.0
February 17, 2015
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