The Chicken Book.

From: Countryside & Small Stock Journal | Date: May 1, 2001| Author: BELANGER, J. D. | Copyright information

The Chicken Book, by Page Smith and Charles Daniel; University of Georgia Press, 2000; 380 pp, $18.95; ISBN 0-8203-2213-X

It's hard to decide whether this book is more fascinating and valuable for its information on chickens or for its insight on the modern homestead movement. But then, just about anyone will find The Chicken Book to be interesting, amusing, and fun to read on several levels.

It is, throughout, a tribute to the chicken. The Chicken Book discu...

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