The Poultry Chronicles: Plucky Stories for Laughs and Leisure is an expanded collection of my best articles published in Backyard Poultry magazine over the past 10 years.  This literary non-fiction account of my first several years with chickens combines the warm, affectionate observation of farm animals that defined Yorkshire veterinarian James Herriot with the hilarious, exaggerated storytelling of outdoor author Patrick F. McManus.