Knowing What to Expect from Free-Ranging ChickensCreating a Chicken Utopia; Part II: Designing a Chicken-Friendly Garden; Chapter 5: Creating a Safe and Smart Garden Space: Landscape Material Ideas; Setting the Landscape Stage; Laying the Foundation: Handling Hardscape; Layering the Landscape: Adding Softscape; Water Is Key; Fencing Is King; Chapter 6: From Garden to Pasture: Perfect Plantings for All Your Needs; Creating a Layered Landscape; Choosing Plants That Are Functional; Chickens in Pastured Open Areas; Chapter 7: Growing Good Eats for Chickens and People.

Practicing Good Sense in an Edible GardenFood for You: Tips for Growing Vegetables; Highlighting Chicken-Friendly Edible Areas; Greens, Grains, and Seeds for Chickens; Chapter 8: From Lawns to Poisonous Plants: Other Landscape Considerations; The Lawn: To Be or Not to Be; Getting Your Chickens to Do the Dirty Work; Restricting Chickens from Certain Spaces; Knowing Which Plants Are Poisonous to Chickens; Part III: Chicken Care: Tending to Your Flock; Chapter 9: Know Thy Flock: Understanding Chicken Behaviors; Checking on Normal Chicken Behavior; Training Your Chickens.

Handling Changes in a FlockChapter 10: Caring for Chickens: Predators, Sickness, Injury, and Death; Using Common-Sense Predator Protection; Watching Out for Chicken Predators; Dealing with Diseases and Parasites; Dealing with Unexpected Chicken Injuries; Coping with Old Age and Death; Part IV: The Part of Tens; Chapter 11: Ten Common Chicken Problems Solved; Discouraging Rodents; Taking Care of the Poop; Spending Less on Bedding; Worming Your Chickens Regularly; Denying Predators Access through Windows; Getting a Rooster by Mistake; Watching Out for Wet Areas; Protecting Your Feed.

Chapter 2: Preparing Your Garden for ChickensPlanning Your Flock; Providing a Healthy Environment for Chickens; Providing Fresh Water, Food, and Treats; Re-purposing Existing Structures for Chickens; Chapter 3: Preparing Yourself and Your Family for Chickens; Checking Out Chicken Chores; Working with City Rules and Neighbors Needs; Finding a Fit For Your Lifestyle; Noting Regional Variables that Make a Difference; Children and Chickens are a Natural Mix; Adapting Chickens with Family Pets; Chapter 4: Creating Your Space for Free-Range Chickens; Looking at the Lay of the Land.

About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Gardening and Chickens; Chapter 1: Joining Forces: Companion Gardening with Chickens; Getting Down to the Roots with Keeping Chickens; Defining the Free-Range Concept; There's No Beef About Chickens; Creating Sustainability in Your Own Backyard; Having Fun with Style and Structure.