Puss Reboots: Blog: November 2023: Chickenology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia

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Chickenology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia: 11/07/23

Chickenology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia by Barbara Sandri et al. (2021) at only eighty pages and heavily illustrated, is however, one of the most informative and entertaining books about chickens I've ever read.

Included in the book are the usual descriptions of popular breeds, but somehow with more breeds and more info on each one than the average intro to chickens. For breeds that have variations, those are included. There is also an extensive description with multiple charts of a chicken's anatomy from feathers, outside parts and organs, and even wings.

If you're at all inclined to keep chickens, the book includes four pages dedicated to the type of housing and run your chickens will need. The illustrations accompanying it are as intricate and interesting as those in a Richard Scary book.

Anyway, from start to finish, it's an absolutely delightful and informative book.

Five stars