Fresh-Air Poultry Houses: The Classic Guide to Open-Front Chicken Coops for Healthier Poultry

by Prince T. Woods

Fresh Air or Bust! To stay healthy, your chickens need plenty of ventilation-probably more than they're getting today.

This was discovered over 100 years ago, but has been largely forgotten. Today's small-flock housing tends to be dank, dark, and smelly. Chickens, like miners' canaries, are easily harmed by poor air quality. Wet litter breeds disease. Darkness forces chickens, like parrots, to be artificially inactive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097217706X
• ISBN13: 9780972177061
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Norton Creek Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

What a great little book.

I'm venturing into the world of chickens myself and this little book was recommended to me by a man quite obsessed with chickens and the art of raising them. Having read the book, I was so taken by Woods' seemingly unorthodox approach, and the poultry houses he espouses, that I'm convinced this is the direction that I'll be going with my own chickens. What a delight to find a book originally published in 1911 (the version I purchased is a reprint of the updated 1924 version) that's just as relevant and forward-thinking today as it was 100 years ago! Highly recommended.

Open Air Chicken Coops

Really liked this book and wish there were alot more like it. Sometimes it's hard to remember that it was written almost a century ago. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to raise chickens in a more natural, healthier way.

Fresh Air Poultry Houses

This guide was written when the family farm was the rule rather than the exception and therefore is full of useful information written in plain english for prospective or experienced aviculturists. I was able to narrow down my choices for an appropriate coop design and avoid some pitfalls that used to be common knowledge. This book is clear and precise in describing the requirements and techniques for safe and healthy poultry husbandry from backyard coops to much larger commercial operations.

Great resocuce of older knowledge

The reprint books from Norton Creek Press are all gems of early poultry keeping. They predate mega farms, and have great insights into how it was done. As topical now, as in the day. A big thanks to Robert for making these available. Mark Sebastopol, CA

Re-"freshing"!

Thanks to Norton Creek Press for re-printing another wise, but out-of-print book! What an eye opener, especially when it comes to winter flock management in cold, snowy, harsh climates like ours! This book will change our winter management style--and make it a lot simpler. Our chickens will be more comfortable and healthy, and we'll have a lot less work to do! Highly recommended for those who keep chickens for pleasure, as well as profit.