Backyard Chickens Mastery (PDF eBook) (2027 Edition)-More Eggs, Healthy Hens, Zero Losses

📘 Digital eBook (PDF) — instant download, not a paper book.

🐔 Your hens stopped laying.

🤧 One of them is sneezing.

🦝 Something tried the run door last night.

Sound familiar? Every backyard keeper hits these moments, and the answers are scattered across forums and fact sheets that don't agree.

✨ Backyard Chickens Mastery puts the reliable answers in one place, in the order you'll need them.

📖 188 pages · 9 parts · 52 chapters

🎓 Built on university extension research, USDA and CDC guidance and veterinary references

🇺🇸 Written for American backyard flocks, from your first chicks to your fifth winter

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📚 WHAT'S INSIDE

🏡 Part 1 · Getting Started Right

Local laws and HOAs, real 2026 costs, egg math, your first-year timeline

🐓 Part 2 · Choosing the Right Breeds

20 breed profiles + chooser tables by climate, goal, kids and small yards

🛖 Part 3 · The Coop and Run

Sizing for 3 to 12 hens, ventilation, bedding, the "fits 8 chickens" trap

🌽 Part 4 · Feeding for Health and Eggs

Feed by age, calcium, a 60-food safe & unsafe chart, water in every season

🥚 Part 5 · More Eggs: Laying Explained

Light and laying, molt, broody hens + the Laying Troubleshooter

🩺 Part 6 · Healthy Hens

The 60-second daily check, bird flu and biosecurity, a sick-hen action plan, Common Problems A–Z

🛡️ Part 7 · Zero Losses: Predator-Proofing

Who's hunting your hens, layers of defense, the predator audit, what to do after an attack

❄️ Part 8 · Through the Seasons

Winter care without fire risk, beating summer heat, a month-by-month calendar

🐣 Part 9 · Raising Chicks

Brooder setup, week by week to 8 weeks, moving them outside safely

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🎁 9 BONUS PRINTABLES (included)

✅ Winter Egg-Laying Checklist

✅ Monthly Egg Log

✅ Flock Health Check Sheet

✅ Chore Chart

✅ Predator Audit

✅ Feed and Cost Tracker

✅ New-Bird Quarantine Checklist

✅ Flock Record

✅ Year Planner

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💡 WHY IT EARNS A SPOT BY THE COOP DOOR

⭐ 70 Coop Hacks: low-cost tips that save time, feed and eggs

📊 Tables, checklists and step-by-step plans, not walls of text

📏 Real numbers with realistic ranges, no miracle claims

⚠️ Clear "call the vet" signals, fire safety and egg food safety

🔎 Sources listed at the end of every part

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🙋 WHO IT'S FOR

🌱 You're planning your first flock and want to get it right

🐔 You've had hens for a year or two and want fewer surprises

🚨 You have a problem right now and need a clear next step

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📥 WHAT YOU GET

📄 The complete guide as a PDF (188 pages)

📱 Read it on your phone, tablet or computer

🖨️ Print-friendly: print the checklists and keep them at the coop

⚡ Instant download right after purchase

👉 Get your copy today for $17

ℹ️ General information for backyard keepers. It does not replace advice from a veterinarian.

David 🐓 Coop Hacks

📘 Please note: this is a digital eBook in PDF format, not a paper book. Nothing is shipped to you: you download it instantly after purchase, read it on your phone, tablet or computer, and you're free to print it for your own personal use. 📩 Questions or download trouble? Email me at [email protected], or tap the "Ask a question" button on this page — I answer every one myself. — David