With contagious enthusiasm and fascination for her backyard chickens, best-selling author Melissa Caughey shares her unique observations of her flock—how they sense the world, communicate impending danger, and establish pecking order—along with scientific facts and entertaining tidbits. Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favorite pet — fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock. Combining her up-close observations with scientific findings and interviews with other chicken enthusiasts, Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? and How do chickens learn? Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner
From the Publisher Get an inside perspective on what makes your chickens tick. • Discover the keys to understanding chicken communication, from their vocalizations and behaviors to social structure and flock etiquette. • Explore chicken anatomy and intelligence, with information on the inner workings of the egg, the range of avian emotions, and chickens’ ability to solve problems — and even do math! • Glean wisdom from Melissa Caughey’s personal accounts of life with chickens and what it has taught her about motherhood, friendship, loss, and love. Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups: 50 Inspirational Prints to Put You in a Fresh Frame... A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens: Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Han... My Chicken Family: A Keepsake Album, Ready to Fill with Stories and Pictures ... How to Read a Chicken's Mind: Understand How Chickens Learn, Perceive People,... Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 30 820 11 30 Price $14 95 $10 02 $16 00 $13 98 More from Storey Publishing Sage sentiments meet delightful chicken photography in this collection of 50 displayable cards. With a pull-out frame included, it’s an all-in-one package that delivers the joy of keeping chickens — without having to clean the coop! Covering everything from feeding, housing, and collecting eggs to quirky behaviors and humane treatment, Melissa Caughey’s engaging advice helps children understand the best ways to care for their chickens. Chronicle your chicken-keeping journey in this beautiful keepsake album designed to track your flock’s growth, personalities, names, photos, and amusing anecdotes. Take a closer look into the minds of your favorite feathered friends with Melissa Caughey’s fascinating exploration of what chickens think and feel, from their unexpected intelligence to their surprisingly complex personalities and emotions.
