The Complete Encyclopedia of Chickens Author:Esther J. J. Verhoef-Verhallen, Aad Rijs Everything You Need to Know About Caring for, Housing, Breeding, and Feeding Chickens Plus an Extensive Description of More Than One Hundred Different Breeds of Chickens. — The Encyclopedia of Chickens is a quality book through and through. The breeds are well presented visually, often as chicks, poults and adults. Which takes the mystery out of ... more »wondering what they should look like young or what they will look like when mature. The write ups are very helpful and go into often neglected details such as individual breed mannerisms and behavior traits. Though each chicken is individual in temperament, breeds are pre-disposed and this book reveals that expertly.« less