Backyard chickens and small-flock keeping
Ruth Pemberton
Beginner chicken keeping from a backyard flock figured out one mistake at a time.
Start here — the book
Raising Backyard Chickens for Beginners
Choose Breeds, Build a Coop, and Raise a Healthy First Flock of Laying Hens
Everything Ruth learned the slow way, gathered into one calm, beginner-first guide — so you can skip the trial and error and start with what actually works.
Published by The Almanac House · on Amazon
About Ruth
Ruth Pemberton started raising chickens the way most people do: three fluffy chicks, a prefab coop, no real plan, and a hawk problem she did not know she had until week six.
She writes practical beginner guides for the person she used to be: someone with contradictory advice, a flock to keep alive, and a need for one honest book.
Ruth lives outside Knoxville, Tennessee, with her husband, two kids, a herding-mix farm dog, and the flock that taught her most of what she writes.
Prefer to start free?
Backyard Flock Starter Kit
A free, printable companion from Ruth — a low-key way to begin before the book.
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