How to Raise Chickens for Meat
The Backyard Guide to Caring for, Feeding, and Butchering Your Birds
Michelle Marine
- 176 Pages
- March 3, 2020
- ISBN: 9781510751040
- Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
- Trim Size: 6in x 9in x 0in
Description
If self-sufficiency and raising your own food is important to you, this book will help you pull together a complete farm-to-table experience.
Gone are the days when grandma headed to the chicken coop in search of dinner. In this day and age, when fewer and fewer people know where their food comes from, How to Raise Chickens for Meat helps families take control of their food supply once again.
Divided into four easy-to-navigate sections,How to Raise Chickens for Meat is packed with practical information. The first section, Getting Started, includes information on breed specifics, timing, and quantity. This section will help you analyze options and make informed decisions as you get started.
The second section, Care & Feeding, dives into the specifics of keeping your flock healthy. Learn how to set up a brooder, what to feed your chickens, how to safely pasture them, and how to keep your flock stress-free.
The third section, Butchering, prepares you for one of the more challenging parts of raising chickens for meat. It addresses some of the emotions you may feel along with the actual process of butchering and provides practical tips to make it easier. It also discusses alternative options if you don’t want to process your own chickens.
The book concludes with cooking tips and delicious tried and true farm-to-table recipes to impress even the most doubtful family member!
How to Raise Chickens for Meat is the resource your homestead library has been missing.
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Reviews
"Starting with choosing breeds and ending with butchering day, this well thought-out guide to raising chickens for meat is the perfect place to start. When you plan to invest both time and money raising healthy meat for your family, be sure you can get the most from your investment. Michelle Marine candidly talks about her first attempt at raising broilers so you can avoid mistakes such as not having appropriate housing, equipment, or a plan for butchering day. Learn about the difference in heritage breeds and commercial meat breeds, pasture raised or poultry fed, and how to raise the healthiest meat birds by boosting their immunity. And the big question: can you save money raising your own meat chickens? The recipe section will entice you with ideas for cooking the best chicken dishes. Save yourself from regrets and read this book before calling the hatchery with your meat chicken order." —Janet Garman, author of 50 DIY Projects for Keeping Chickens