https://omtimes.com/2019/04/chicken-amy-fewell/
It may not seem like it, but the existence of chickens in your backyard can provide you with a healthier life, according to author Amy Fewell. An Interview with Amy Fewel, Author of Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook Because they are omnivorous birds, they recycle food waste and organic waste from the yard, keeping them from dumps or landfills. Not to mention that the compound produced by birds results in fertilized soil rich in nitrogen. And problems with unwanted insects and pests will end with the arrival of chickens, which can also give you fresh, natural eggs- all with the certainty that you are not consuming preservatives and other common additives in industrialized products. The Homesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook by Amy Fewell is the modern homesteader’s guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm – the chicken. From the rooster’s crow in the morning to the warm egg in the nesting box, chickens are the gateway livestock for almost every homesteader and backyard farm enthusiast. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know about raising poultry naturally. In this book, Fewell guides readers in: ~ Understanding why chickens do what they do ~ Creating your very own poultry or egg business ~ Preventing and treating ailments with herbal remedies ~ Setting up your property, coop, and brooder ~ Hatching chicks ~ Purchasing chickens properly ~ Cooking delicious recipes with your farm fresh eggs and poultry. This is heritage chicken-keeping skills 101, with a modern twist. Not only will you gain knowledge about naturally keeping poultry through every stage of their lives, but you’ll fully embrace the joy and ease of raising all-natural chickens on your homestead. OMTimes: What motivated you to start this journey of discovery and to become such…