{"product_id":"backyard-chicken-care-basics-jodie-schroeder-9798189797934","title":"Backyard Chicken Care Basics: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Coop Setup, Flock Health, and Fresh Eggs at Home","description":"Every spring, the feed store sets a bin of peeping day-old chicks near the front register, right next to the seed packets and garden gloves, and something in you stops walking past it to look twice. You start picturing a coop tucked into the corner of the yard, warm eggs cooling on the counter, and six hens with names of their own by early summer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book exists for that exact stretch before you have bought a single thing, when every decision still matters more than it will later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an Empty Yard to Six Settled Hens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecide honestly whether your yard, budget, and weekly schedule can truly support a flock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalk a coop site through the five factors that decide drainage, sun, wind, and daily access\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a coop and run with a buried predator apron that stops a determined raccoon at the fence line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarrow fourteen popular breeds down to the three that suit your specific climate and household best\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep day-old chicks warm, fed, and thriving through the fragile first weeks under a heat source\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead a hen's posture and feathers closely enough to catch real trouble while it stays cheap to fix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollect, wash only when truly necessary, and store fresh eggs so nothing you gather goes to waste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinter is where most new flocks actually get tested, so the coldest months get a full plan built specifically for them rather than an afterthought that arrives too late to help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGetting Your Flock Through Winter Intact\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalance insulation against ventilation so frostbite and ammonia both stay away all winter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep water moving instead of frozen solid without running a cord to the coop each night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduce new birds into an established flock without a season of pecking-order bullying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshoot a sudden drop in egg production before you assume the worst has happened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell a normal molt apart from a real problem before treating a season as an emergency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery chapter follows the order these decisions arrive in, from the afternoon you are still deciding to the year a flock feels ordinary, explaining each term as it appears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStart this spring.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jodie Schroeder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189797934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Jodie Schroeder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666029285631,"sku":"9798189797934","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e46df921-6fdb-4b74-8b81-b3344b5c541a.jpg?v=1792015214","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/backyard-chicken-care-basics-jodie-schroeder-9798189797934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}