The Complete Chicken - Softcover

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That is just about the only question that isn't answered in this book, which pays tribute to this popular poultry. In an easy-to-read style, Pam Percy provides a colourful, entertaining account of chicken history; chicken breeds; the chicken's role in art and pop culture, myth, legend, religion, and folklore; plus information on chicken collectibles. With all this and more -- including a wide selection of words and phrases inspired by chicks, technical poultry terms, and instructions on how to say cock-a-doodle-doo in different languages and other trivia -- The Complete Chicken has something for every chicken lover. The light-hearted yet informative text is complemented by delightful illustrations, including photographs of different breeds. Also depicted are images of chickens in pop culture, chickens in advertisements, chicken collectibles (chickenalia) and popular poultry.

Pam Percy has been raising chickens as a hobby since 1986 on her five acre property. She has been researching chickens in art, history, and literature for nearly a decade, and this book is the result of that research. Percy is also executive producer of Hotel Milwaukee, a comedy variety program on Wisconsin Public Radio.