“Hey City Girl, you got a heat lamp for raising those baby chicks?”
I wasn’t sure at first he was talking to me, that old farmer who’d just sold me 20 day old chickens, and whom I was walking away, from…
"A heat lamp for raising chickens? You mean I can’t just…"
That’s how it all started.
My education in raising chickens.
At the time I didn’t know there were so many tricks and tips to raising a bunch of meat birds on a little farm – and I was pretty certain that I wasn’t a ‘City Girl’ anymore, but apparently I still had that air about me – the farmer saw right through my tattered jeans and John Deere t-shirt.
So I did what I always do when I need to learn how to do something new, correctly…
- I read a pile of books on raising chickens!
- Then I surfed the web for hours in forums and countless websites. (Many of which made me wonder "Have these people ever raised a chicken?")
- And then I checked my newly gained knowledge with some local home grown chicken producers. "Always take advice from someone who’s done it successfully," my dad said.
You know what I found out about raising chickens?
More people like to talk about (or write on the web about) raising chickens then actually doing it.
And most of my time spent learning about this domestic animal through books and forums was wasted.
There’s only one good way to raise chickens. Learn precisely what you need to know and then get right down to actually doing it.
After a few years of my own accumulated knowledge (and answering other people’s questions both online and here in the real world) I decided it was time to write a book and help others get started raising their own chickens.
One of my favorite all time breed of chickens, the Barred Plymouth Rock.
The fast way. The easy way. The right way.
For me, the right way is the least expensive, most rewarding, with minimal time invested. After all, I just wanted to put healthy food on the table for my family – I didn’t want to go into mass production or become a veterinarian!
So I put my writing skills and farm experience to the test and wrote one of my first ‘no nonsense’, country living books. I then checked the content against the books on my shelf. And then I even asked a few chicken owners to review it.
As I re-write this page, that was 9 years ago. Hundreds of copies have sold and (so far) every customer has been pleased as punch.
Remember – no fluff, no filler. I don’t believe in wasting your time or mine.
Remember – inexpensively. I priced the book within everyone’s reach. $9.
Remember – most rewarding. Keeping your chickens safe, happy and healthy makes raising them a joy.
The book "Raising Chickens Right" used to sell on this website for much more, but to help my fellow city folks make their transitions to country living easier I have decided to sell this ebook at the same price I’ve set for my newest book “Raising Pigs Made Easy” – just $5.99.
Here’s how you can get this book for free…
A lot of my customers also need information on building a chicken coop. Whether you plan on building a large stationary coop or a small chicken tractor, the best resource on the market is over here. If you instead choose to purchase the chicken coop information I will happily send you a free copy of Raising Chickens Right. Just leave me a message below with your order date and I’ll personally email you a copy of my own book, free of charge.
Raising Chickens Without Worry
I am happy to help my customers.
If you have any trouble with raising chickens or ebook delivery you can contact me by leaving a note below.
Truly,
How To Order Raising Chickens Right and How to Receive Your Purchase
The ordering and delivery process is 100% intuitive, but I will guide you through every step. The instructions below are for first time buyers.
- When you click “Buy Now” below you will be taken to PayPal’s secure server with Raising Chickens Right in your basket. Payment options include: an existing PayPal account, VISA, MasterCard or American Express.
- Your payment is processed immediately. Then, (a) you will be redirected back to GoodByeCityLife and (b) an email receipt of your purchase with download instructions will arrive within seconds. If you paid by credit card you will see a $5.99 payment to ’123webs’ or directly to ‘paypal’ on your credit card statement.
Thank you, in advance, for your time reading this and for your trust in ordering. If for any reason you don’t like the ebook or it didn’t answer your questions on raising a flock of healthy chickens, feel free to leave a note here or contact me personally through PayPal. I have but one rule on this website: “There are to be no unhappy customers.”
Laura, I love the info that you have on this site for Pigs and Chickens.
I would like to get both books, are they in Print or only ebooks?
I don’t want to waste time in research and want to get started.
Thank you
Greetings, Laura,
Thank you for your wonderful book and website. Your book is enjoyable to read, is complete, and is laid out in logical order. Thank you. Well done.
A chicken farmer in the next town north was passing around eggs at no cost, simply to allow families the experience of hatching chicken eggs. He also let us to keep those that hatched and suddenly, we are chicken farmers, off and running. I have been frantically running around (like a chicken with his head cut off?) trying to keep pace learning what to do and then doing it. I wish I had your book two months ago. Those poor chickens have been shuffled back and forth here and there, but they are very forgiving, as you say, and doing fine.
We ended up with nine birds of all shapes and sizes. One is no bigger than my fist, the largest is a foot long. They are all about seven weeks old.
This is such a wonderful endeavor that I should have done years ago. There is one aspect that I must deal with – extreme, paralizing discomfort at the sight of dead animals. Sounds crazy. I don’t know why. But I will face this head on and not look back. By God’s grace, this will work. In order to afford this project, I must butcher these chickens when the time comes. I’ll get there. My next door neighbor has no problem with this and will guide me through it. I have cleaned and eaten fish – no problem. Time to move on to chickens.
Two questions:
1) My neighbor has offered three hens to add to my flock of nine. They are three weeks older and are larger than my tiny birds. Is this possible? Any tips?
2) I handled the chickens daily the moment they came out of the incubator. Yet, they won’t let me near them as they roam around. I must corner them somewhere, or wait until their bedtime. Is this normal?
That’s all for now. Thank you for all of your help, encouragement, and inspiration.
……..Mark
Hello,
We are new chicken owners with a flock of 12, well, eleven hens. We have recently discovered that one is a Cockerel.
So far, he is sweet and gentle, but they are only 4 months old.
Do you have information in your book about keeping roosters? We weren’t planning on keeping a rooster, but now we are reconsidering.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you for your time!
Sarah Gaetano