Complete reference guide to caring for pet birds in the home or outdoor aviary.

Practical family reference guide to keeping pet birds, with expert advice on buying, understanding, breeding and exhibiting birds. Step-by-step instructions on caring for pet birds in the home or outdoor aviary. Photographic guide to more than 250 of the world's most popular bird varieties.

Step-by-step instructions on birdcare in the home or outdoor aviary, with 250 photographs of types.

More than 250 species from the major bird groups are featured in this glorious full-color book of caged and aviary birds.

Includes information on choosing a healthy bird, feeding, health care and breeding, encouraging your bird to talk, and building bird houses.

"[Chickenology] has found a prominent place at my farm in the book shelf where we keep our favorites books"— Isabella Rossellini Chickenology takes young readers on a fascinating and informative tour of chickens. With a playful tone and irresistibly charming illustrations by rising star Camilla Pintonato, this lively visual encyclopedia presents chickens in all of their feathered glory. Discover the incredible variety of chickens with different origins, breeds, and feather patterns. Learn incredible facts: did you know that chickens can learn to count up to four and have excellent hearing? Many even like to listen to music! A great educational book, covering: • Different breeds of chickens, like Padovana and Silkie • The difference between roosters and hens • How chicks are formed in the egg • Chickens sounds and noises • Chicken anatomy and feather anatomy and colors • Chickens and eggs around the world • Chicken history and folklore • Raising chickens at home • Chickens as pets Chickenology is the perfect animal book for nature and animal loving young readers, chicken enthusiasts, chicken farmers, and pet chicken owners alike! "Prepare to be fascinated by the varied world of chickens, presented here in charming detail....Endearingly dubbing chickens 'irresistible companions,' this educational overview of all things chicken is bound to hatch some new enthusiasts."—ALA/Booklist, STARRED REVIEW