chickens

Recounts the author's experiences caring for a flock of chickens on a farm north of San Francisco, documenting her personal discovery, political commitment, and the joys of relating to animals.

The women of one village in Iceland decide to plant trees to stop the powerful winds that make it difficult even to go for a walk, but first they must find a way to prevent sheep from eating all of their saplings, while encouraging chickens to fertilize them.

A frog, in love with a chicken, buys her a golden ring, but when the ring falls and skips away, they begin to chase after it, joined along the way by a jogging swan, a motorcycling sausage dog, and other helpful creatures.

A curious chick is disappointed at all the things his mother says he cannot do, such as swim like a duck, until he discovers one wonderful thing he can do very well.

"I want a chicken!" demands Sly's mum and Sly thinks of a cunning plan to capture his neighbor, Little Hen. Will she escape or will she end up as a feast for Sly's mum?.

Photographs and text describe a chick's growth for the first six weeks of its life.

When she is not allowed to have a pet parrot, Abigail teaches a barnyard hen to talk.

When the other barnyard animals comment on how tiny the littlest chick is, the proud little one peeps louder, stands taller, and runs faster than any of them.

Gertie the hen is appalled when her son Frank wants to swim with the ducks, but Jemima and her mother, the farmer's wife, make the young chick a special outfit so that his dream can come true.

Examines different stages in the life of a chicken, from egg to adult.