Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide by Rick & Gail Luttman. A Rodale Gardening Book. Your backyard can be the source of the best eggs and meat you've ever tasted. The answer is chickens - endearing birds that require but a modest quality of time, space and food. As they learned to raise chickens; Gail and Rick Luttmann came to realize the need for a comprehensive but clear and nontechnical guide, their book covers all the basics in a light and entertaining style, from housing and feeding through incubating, bringing up chicks, butchering, and raising chickens for show. Throughout the book, the Luttmanns express their wonder at the personalities of chickens - the role of brash protector played by the roosters, and the instinctive motherliness of the hens. Given some freedom and attention, these birds can become much more than the egg-and-meat machines of commercial hatcheries and broiler factories. Chickens provide backyard framers with an enjoyable pastime, as well as a supply of good food. Soft cover, 51/2"x81/2", B&W illustrations, 157 pages. To Order By Phone Call Toll Free: 866-596-9982