How To Speak Chicken 2024 Wall Calendar

Hear that “buh-dup!” as you enter the coop? That’s your chicken‘s way of saying “hello”! Adapted from the bestselling book How to Speak Chicken, this delightful calendar combines practical advice for communicating with your flock with fascinating chicken trivia and is filled with gorgeous, full-color portraits featuring a variety of chicken breeds. Learn about chicken pecking order—individual chickens within flocks have roles, including a Head Hen and a Sentinel. Discover the purpose of combs and wattles (they help regulate body temperature). Breed facts: The Ayanm Cemani is prized in Java for its all-black coloring, which even extends to its meat and bones. And find out how to make a boredom-busting veggie pinata to hang in your home coop. Printed on responsibly sourced paper.

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favorite pet — fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock. Combining her up-close observations with scientific findings and interviews with other chicken enthusiasts, Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? and How do chickens learn?

• Page Count: 28 pages