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Under the henfluence : inside the world of backyard chickens and the people who love them / Tove Danovich.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : Surrey Books, an imprint of Agate Publishing, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781572843219
  • 1572843217
Other title:
  • Under the hen-fluence
  • Under the hen influence
  • Inside the world of backyard chickens and the people who love them
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Under the henfluenceDDC classification:
  • 636.5 23/eng/20220923
Contents:
Introduction -- Chickens at home -- Chickens on display -- Chickens in the wild -- Epilogue: Coming home to roost.
Summary: "An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock"--Summary: When Danovich picked up her first flock of chicks, she didn't expect the birds to change her life. She began to wonder: what is a good life for a chicken, anyway? She went in search of the people breeding, training, healing, and advocating for chickens. Danovich reports on the hidden cleverness and irresistible personalities of these birds, as well as the complex human-chicken relationships that have evolved over the centuries. And she shows that the pampered lives of pet chickens are a stark contrast to the living conditions of birds in the meat and egg industry. -- Adapted from jacket.
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Book Mound City Library Adult Non-Fiction Mound City Library Adult Books 636.5 Danovich (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35332000246823

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.

Introduction -- Chickens at home -- Chickens on display -- Chickens in the wild -- Epilogue: Coming home to roost.

"An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock"--

When Danovich picked up her first flock of chicks, she didn't expect the birds to change her life. She began to wonder: what is a good life for a chicken, anyway? She went in search of the people breeding, training, healing, and advocating for chickens. Danovich reports on the hidden cleverness and irresistible personalities of these birds, as well as the complex human-chicken relationships that have evolved over the centuries. And she shows that the pampered lives of pet chickens are a stark contrast to the living conditions of birds in the meat and egg industry. -- Adapted from jacket.

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