Publisher's Synopsis
-Directory of the best egg-laying chicken breeds, plus colorful two-page spreads of the 20 most popular choices
-Advice on how to select and set up your flock, including safe and affordable housing, runs, and coops
-Selecting the best diets for your flock to maximize production and avoid egg failure
-Essential information about brooding and laying, the birds' behavior, and solving problems within the flock
-Specially commissioned artwork from watercolorist and illustrator Kate Osborne