I was disappointed in this book. The info was not complete. In most cases it lacked information about how many and what color eggs you could expect from each breed. Whether the birds were flighty or docile etc. My biggest gripe was that most of the illustrations of chickens were of the bantam version of the bird. For someone totally uninterested in bantams, I wanted to see what the large original bird looked like. And they do in most cases look different. Bantams generally have a different body stance and look about them. I want to see the big egg laying version. ( )

have 2 of these

A nice overview of poultry breeds. Included breeds not recognized by the APA or ABA, which is a helpful aid (as more information is available about the recognized breeds). The photographs are good. In my opinion for the breeds with which I'm most familiar the photographs are of "typical" rather than "ideal" examples. Still this is an excellent companion to other poultry books and one I highly recommend. ( )