Lamar Public Library

"Whether you're an experienced poultry owner or an intrigued beginner, chicken expert Gail Damerow offers everything you need to know about acquiring and brooding hatchlings and what to expect from your young charges as they grow. When you've gained experience brooding and are eager for the next challenge, Damerow goes on to explain every step of the hatching process...Hatching and brooding information on turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl is...

This books uses colorful photographs that step through the growth of a chicken from the time it hatches until it's six weeks old.

"One chick is hot…very hot. She just wants to find a place on the farm to cool off! As she searches, she’s joined by more hot chicks with the same mission. Can they find sweet relief from the heat, or is every shady space already taken?" --publisher's website.

Peg the Egg is safe within her shell, and does not want to hatch--but sooner or later all little chicks must face the world.