About the Author: H. Lee Schwanz was an associate editor of the farm magazine known as Country Gentleman. His publishing company developed a wide variety of publications, including National Wildlife, Archery World, Snotrack, Big Farmer, Farm Futures, and Buying for the Farm. He was the author of The Farm Weather Handbook and coauthor of How to Buy a Healthy Horse. and Keep Him That Way. 

Image description: The cover shows a pastoral scene with a rooster standing prominently in the foreground of a grassy field, with one hen and a softly blurred rural landscape behind it. Above this image, the title “The Backyard Chicken Book” is printed in large, rustic-style lettering within an oval banner near the top. The author's name is shown on the bottom of the cover.