With the current economic times coupled with the increasing number of diet related health problems, the best you can do is to have your own supply of your favorite foods. Whether it is growing fruits and veggies or raising some animals like poultry, you will definitely be a lot better placed than counting on the GMO chicken that you buy from the local meat market. If you are thinking that it is impossible to rear chicken even in the tiniest of places, then think again. Rearing chicken is a lot easier than you have been thinking if you've never tried it. If you don't know what to do, then this book will offer all the help you need. It will help you to decide whether to keep layers or broilers, prepare the chicken coop, bring the chicks home, feed them and protect them from environmental hazards and diseases and feed them until they are fully grown and ready to lay eggs or ready for slaughter. It doesn't matter which stage you are in rearing chicken. Whether you are just contemplating about buying the chicks or are thinking of how to deal with the diseases that affect the chicken in their growth phase, you will find this book helpful.