The Urban Chicken Handbook

 🐔 THE URBAN CHICKEN HANDBOOK — Everything you need to raise backyard chickens, even with limited space. 25 pages. Instantly downloadable. Beautifully designed.**

You don't need a farm to keep chickens. You need a plan.

This is the brisk, honest, no-fluff field guide I wish someone had handed me before I bought my first three hens. It's a 25-page A5-formatted printable book — designed to live in a kitchen drawer, get coffee spilled on it, and earn its keep before the first egg arrives.

✦ WHAT'S INSIDE ✦

A complete urban chicken-keeping curriculum in 25 themed pages:

→ Is This Right for You? — 6 honest gut-check questions before you buy a chick

→ Best Breeds for Tight Spaces — 6 city-friendly hens (and the loud ones to skip)

→ The Space Math — exactly how many chickens fit in your yard

→ The Coop — anatomy diagram + small-space build tricks

→ The Run — 6 ways to maximize a tiny outdoor space

→ Your Daily, Weekly & Monthly Routine

→ Feeding in the City — the 90/10 rule + 12-item danger-zone foods list

→ Health, Symptoms & First Aid — 6 common issues + a complete first-aid kit list

→ Eggs: What to Expect — laying timeline year by year

→ The 12 Biggest Mistakes — every veteran has made most of these. Here they are in advance.

→ Being a Good Neighbor — the urban politics of poultry

→ 30 / 60 / 90-Day Quick-Start Checklist — what to do, in order

✦ WHO THIS IS FOR ✦

✔ First-time chicken keepers in cities and suburbs

✔ Small-yard, side-passage, and side-lot homesteaders

✔ Renters wondering if they can pull this off

✔ Anyone who's been "thinking about getting chickens" for two years

✔ A truly excellent gift for the friend who keeps sending you chicken memes

✦ WHY THIS GUIDE IS DIFFERENT ✦

✦ Designed, not just written — each chapter has its own color theme, custom illustrations, and a hand-laid layout. Doesn't look like a Word document.

✦ Honest about the hard parts — predator risk, neighbor politics, the eight-to-twelve-year commitment. No glossy nonsense.

✦ City-specific advice — vertical coops, the chunnel hack, rodent-proofing, sound management, HOA workarounds.

✦ Print-ready A5 — the perfect size to keep in a kitchen drawer or coop binder. Saves paper vs. letter-size.

✦ A field guide, not a textbook — designed to be scanned, referenced, and dog-eared.

✦ INSTANT DOWNLOAD — HERE'S HOW IT WORKS ✦

1. Complete checkout

2. Emails you a download link immediately

3. You also find the file under "You → Purchases & reviews"

4. Download the PDF and print at home, or send to any print shop (Staples, FedEx, local printer)

5. A5 (148 × 210 mm / 5.83 × 8.27 inches) — fits standard print sizes worldwide

✦ FAQ ✦

❓ Will this work for my city/country?

✓ Yes — the principles apply anywhere. The handbook prompts you to look up your local poultry ordinance before buying chicks (and tells you what to look for).

❓ I'm in an apartment with a balcony. Is this for me?

✓ Probably not — but the "Is This Right for You?" chapter will tell you honestly in five minutes.

❓ Do I need to print it?

✓ No. Read it on a phone, tablet, or laptop. But honestly, the print version is better — designed to live in a drawer.

❓ Can I print just the chapters I need?

✓ Yes. Each chapter stands on its own. Many buyers print the 30/60/90 checklist and the daily-routine page only.

❓ Can I share/resell this PDF?

✓ Personal use only. No reselling, redistribution, or commercial use. Buying this supports my small independent shop — thank you 🐔

✦ THE FILE ✦

📄 1 × PDF file (high resolution, print-ready)

📐 A5 format · 148 × 210 mm · 5.83 × 8.27 inches

📚 25 pages

🎨 Designed in-house — original writing, layout, and illustrations

✏️ Set in Alfa Slab One, Fraunces, Caveat & DM Mono

✦ FROM THE PET PARENT NOTEBOOK ✦

This is Volume 01 of an ongoing field-guide series for hands-on animal people. If you'd like to see the next volume (urban honeybees? a rabbit guide? the indoor-cat-enrichment book?), favorite my shop and message me — your votes shape what I make next.

Thank you for supporting an independent maker. May your eggs be many and your neighbors be friendly. 🐣