When you're looking for fresh eggs, what could be better than going out to your backyard and collecting them, courtesy of your own home-bred chickens? Food doesn't come any fresher, and the good news is that the new, updated edition of Keeping Pet Chickensshows you how easy it is to keep two or three thriving chickens on your property. They don't require farmland, and today's modern, widely available chicken houses are designed so that anyone with even a little backyard or terrace space can keep poultry. But owners still need some essential "must-know" information, which they'll find right away in this easy-to-understand book. The book's instructive captioned illustrations show prospective chicken owners exactly how to master every aspect of keeping and raising healthy and productive poultry. The book is filled with instructive color photos.