Gail Damerow has written extensively on raising chickens and other livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural know-how in more than a dozen books, including What's Killing My Chickens? and the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, The Chicken Encyclopedia, The Chicken Health Handbook, and Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks. She lives in Gainesboro, Tennessee with her husband, where they operate a family farm with poultry and dairy goats, a sizable garden, and a small orchard. Find her online at gaildamerow.com.