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Title: Chickens
Author: Janet Lembke
Narrator: Katherine Dyer
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-23-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Nonfiction, World Affairs

Summary:
A fascinating cultural history of chickens in our world.
Framed by the authors personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 19th century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature. Eggs receive a chapter of their own, as does chicken cuisine, comprising recipes from the Roman Empire to todays favorites. Stories about chickens appear, too, often written by those who keep them, including the painter Grandma Moses, the man who holds Clevelands Farm Animal Permit No. 17, and Brenda, who had to give her young roosters a talking-to for behaving like sheep.
Chickens have only recently come to a sorry pass in the Western world, where broilers and laying hens are factory-farmed. Lembke investigates the fate of such birds and explores the sustainable, humane alternatives to raising birds for meat and eggs.
A celebration of the chicken in its every aspect, Chickens is sure to delight the chicken fancier, the backyard chicken keeper, and everyone concerned about where our food comes from and how we can treat animals more compassionately.

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2013-02-23 456 min

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