A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens: Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Handling, Outdoor Fun, Crafts and Treats

It's a great book which has got my children really excited about keeping chickens, and understanding the responsibilities and chores etc. I've also learned loads. It's a great info book just for adults. And the many cute activities for kids to do (make a chicken piñata out of an old cabbage!! Make a peck toy out of loo roll and peanut butter!) are really simple and fun.

Full of useful information and written in such a delightful way. Great book to have if you want to understand chickens.

Lovely book for kids about raising chickens! I say kids, I've also been through it as an adult and its great! Its American so a lot of the references are from the US and Americanised. And some slight differences in chicken breeds etc. But nothing major like other books I read reviews about. My duaghter is just turned 6 and can't read lots of it yet, but great illustrations and good ideas.

This book is amazing. My 7 year old daughter read it cover to cover several times. Contains useful advice on keeping chickens in addition to various activities for children to try. We loved it so much we donated a copy to our school.

A great book which is easy to follow and great for kids. Was bought for my 8yr old niece who has been telling me all about chickens since she's been reading it. Thinking about getting it for myself too now we have chickens. The only negative is that this book is American and therefore the recipes in it are in American measurements (cups).

So informative, fun and inspiring! My daughter loves this book and it's a useful resource for me too. Just note it's a US book so you need to be mindful of local UK laws.

Brilliant book even I learnt alot that ibdidnt know when I was 'wrapping ' it for Xmas. Very informative yet easy to read and understand. Lots of pics and diagrams. My 8 year old will love it!

Was told by person I gifted the book to that it’s a great book very informative an interesting

My kids loved this book. Such a good learning tool and realy had everything we needed to know. Nice colourful pictures. Easy to follow. Lots of first hand insights.

Informative book with pictures to guide children and their parents when starting along the road of chicken keeping. My 9 year old granddaughter had an opportunity to adopt a few hens from a knowledgeable neighbour so there is help available but she can look up some basics herself and ask questions.

My family is preparing for our first backyard chicks this spring. We love to read and research in advance for any new project. While I found the Chicken Chick’s Guide To Backyard Chickens very helpful for me - I wanted something that my children (ages 7 & 4) could read and engage with as well. Melissa Caughey’s “A Kids Guide to Keeping Chickens” has been without a doubt the best book I found for them. There are beautiful full color photographs, crafts and recipes for kids to do for their chickens, and most importantly, lots of good information about caring for chickens. And it’s all written in a way that kids can read and understand. The chapters cover everything from selecting kid friendly breeds, to preparing a home for your chickens, the anatomy of a chicken, to daily care, handling a sick chicken, and having fun with your chicken. My 7 year old is able to read this book on her own, but prefers when we read and discuss together. I’ve certainly learned some things from this book myself! The 4 year old loves the pictures of the different chickens and looking at the projects we can work on for the chickens. I loved this book so much I bought a second copy for a gift. I highly recommend this book if you have children and are getting or already have started your backyard flock!

Informative and fun

I bought this for my 11yr old son who recently got some hens. It’s perfect for his age and level of understanding. He’s not a fan of reading but with this book having lots of pictures, diagrams and fun content, he has really engaged with it.