Chicken Book. Liberating today's chicken from cartoons, fast food and other demeaning associations this book celebrates and characterizes this noble fowl. It traces the path of Gallus domesticus from the jungles of ancient India to the assembly-line hatcheries of present day America this original and often astounding book passes along a trove of knowledge and lore about the chicken's biology, it's role in literature and history, details the egg-laying process and gives basic details about flock housing and management. By Page Smith & Charles Daniel. Paper back, 6X9, 380 pages. To Order By Phone Call Toll Free: 866-596-9982