On Sale: Feb 4, 2025
Page Count: 128 pages
Publisher: Storey
ISBN-13: 9781635868685

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A bestselling author and expert on chicken behavior leads readers into the surprisingly complex inner workings of a chicken’s brain.

Backyard chicken keeper Melissa Caughey shares her years of experience and research about our feathered friends with this entertaining and informative exploration of what chickens think and feel. From chick days to the golden stage of “henopause,” Caughey offers insights into the range of feelings that chickens can express, their unexpected intelligence, personality types, and flock dynamics.

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Melissa Caughey is the author of the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens, as well as Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups. She is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, master gardener, and writer who pens the award-winning blog Tilly’s Nest. Caughey has been featured in many national publications and can be found speaking on an array of topics at events across the country. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

"Melissa Caughey will put you in awe of these common birds so many take for granted.”
Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology and What a Chicken Knows
"Melissa Caughey is to chickens what Jane Goodall is to chimpanzees."
John Kricher, author of Peterson Guide to Bird Behavior
“This book will make you really love chickens and teach you a lot about animal behavior.”
Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human and Animals in Translation
"A delightful dive into the world of chickens."
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Melissa Caughey

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Melissa Caughey is the author of the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens, as well as Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups. She is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, master gardener, and writer who pens the award-winning blog Tilly’s Nest. Caughey has been featured in many national publications and can be found speaking on an array of topics at events across the country. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

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