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Beschreibung

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favourite pet - fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with first-hand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock.

Combining her up-close observations with scientific findings and interviews with other chicken enthusiasts, Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? and How do chickens learn?

Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favourite pet - fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with first-hand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock.

Combining her up-close observations with scientific findings and interviews with other chicken enthusiasts, Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? and How do chickens learn?

Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner

Über den Autor
Melissa Caughey
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
1 Chicken Translator at Your Service: Understanding What Your Chickens Are Saying
2 How to Behave in the Henhouse: Rules, Etiquette, and Social Graces
3 What Makes a Chicken Tick? Looking Past the Feathers
4 Hey, I'm No Birdbrain! Understanding Chicken Smarts
5 How Do You Feel? The Emotional Life of Chickens
For Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Landwirtschaft & Gartenbau
Genre: Importe, Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781612129112
ISBN-10: 1612129110
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Caughey, Melissa
Hersteller: Storey Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 149 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Melissa Caughey
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.11.2017
Gewicht: 0,33 kg
Artikel-ID: 108138945

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